Nutrition and phylogeny of predacious yeasts

2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 495-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-André Lachance ◽  
Ana Pupovac-Velikonja ◽  
Sabrina Natarajan ◽  
Birgit Schlag-Edler
Keyword(s):  
Candida Species ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Sulfate Transport ◽  
Prototheca Zopfii ◽  
Organic Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Sequence Relatedness ◽  
Ascomycetous Yeasts ◽  
Predacious Species

Yeast predation was studied with respect to the range of its distribution among ascomycetous yeasts, the range of yeast species that can be affected, and nutritional aspects of the phenomenon. The yeasts identified as predators belong to the Saccharomycopsis clade as defined on the basis of rDNA sequence relatedness. The 11 recognized species in the clade, plus three undescribed but related Candida species, were shown to be incapable of utilizing sulfate as sole source of sulfur, and all but two (Saccharomycopsis capsularis andSaccharomycopsis vini) were observed to penetrate and kill other yeasts under some conditions. Other unrelated sulfate transport-deficient yeasts (strains in the genera Pichia and Candida and the two known species of Starmera) are not predacious. The predacious species vary considerably as to the optimal environmental conditions that favour predation. Some are inhibited by the presence of rich nitrogenous nutrients, organic sulfur compounds, or higher concentrations of ammonium nitrogen, whereas other species may be stimulated under the same conditions. An attempt was made to correlate prey susceptibility to the excretion of substances that stimulate the growth of predators, but no correlation was detected between the two phenomena. The range of susceptible prey covers both ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, and includes Schizosaccharomyces pombe, which was previously thought to be immune. The achlorophyllous alga Prototheca zopfii is not killed by predacious yeasts, but the initial steps of penetration have been observed in some cases. Predacious species attack other predacious species, and in some cases, young cultures may penetrate older cultures of the same strain.Key words: predacious yeasts, sulfate transport deficiency, Saccharomycopsis.

Production of β-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol and β-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactic acid by Candida species

1976 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. K. Narayanan ◽  
G. Ramananda Rao
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Candida Species ◽  
Synthetic Medium ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Culture Filtrates

Two crystalline compounds were isolated from the culture filtrates of Candida species grown in synthetic medium supplemented with L-tyrosine as the sole source of nitrogen. These compounds were characterized as β-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol (HOPEA) and β-(4-hydroxy-phenyDlactic acid (HOPLA). The production of these compounds in five species (both pathogenic and non-pathogenic) was compared and marked differences were revealed. Experiments using L-[14C]tyrosine indicated that both HOPEA and HOPLA are synthesized from L-tyrosine.

scholarly journals Candida aechmeae sp. nov. and Candida vrieseae sp. nov., novel yeast species isolated from the phylloplane of bromeliads in Southern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 244-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Fontes Landell ◽  
Raisa Billodre ◽  
Jesus P. Ramos ◽  
Orílio Leoncini ◽  
Marilene H. Vainstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
D2 Domain ◽  
Its Gene ◽  
Ascomycetous Yeasts ◽  
Positive Results

Two novel yeast species, Candida aechmeae sp. nov. and Candida vrieseae sp. nov., were isolated from bromeliads in Itapuã Park, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. These species are genetically isolated from all other currently recognized ascomycetous yeasts based on their sequence divergence in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene. C. aechmeae sp. nov. is phylogenetically close to Candida ubatubensis, a species also isolated from bromeliads in Brazil, but the novel species can be differentiated on the basis of differences in the D1/D2 domain and positive results for the assimilation of l-arabinose, raffinose, inulin and citrate. Candida vrieseae sp. nov. is phylogenetically placed in a clade near Candida membranifaciens that is composed of several species associated with insects, but the novel species can be differentiated from them by the D1/D2 and ITS gene sequences, positive results for the assimilation of nitrite and a negative result for the assimilation of ethylamine. The type strain for Candida aechmeae sp. nov. is BI153T (=CBS 10831T=NRRL Y-48456T) and the type strain for C. vrieseae sp. nov. is BI146T (=CBS 10829T=NRRL Y-48461T).

Trichosporon guehoae sp.nov., an anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 686-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter J Middelhoven ◽  
Gloria Scorzetti ◽  
Jack W Fell
Keyword(s):  
Aromatic Compounds ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Basidiomycetous Yeast ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Base Sequencing

A morphological and physiological description of an anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast species, named Trichosporon guehoae (CBS 8521T), is presented. The ability to assimilate several aliphatic and aromatic compounds as sole source of carbon and energy is reported. The phylogenetic position within the genus, based on nuclear base sequencing of the D1/D2 region of the large subunit of rDNA is discussed.Key words: basidiomycetes, taxonomy, Trichosporon guehoae sp.nov., yeasts.

scholarly journals Candida heliconiae sp. nov., Candida picinguabensis sp. nov. and Candida saopaulonensis sp. nov., three ascomycetous yeasts from Heliconia velloziana (Heliconiaceae)

2006 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 1147-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla C. C. Ruivo ◽  
Marc-André Lachance ◽  
Carlos A. Rosa ◽  
Maurício Bacci ◽  
Fernando C. Pagnocca
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
D2 Domain ◽  
Large Subunit Rdna ◽  
Ascomycetous Yeasts ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Type Strains

Strains belonging to three novel yeast species, Candida heliconiae (four isolates), Candida picinguabensis (three isolates) and Candida saopaulonensis (two isolates), were recovered in the year 2000 from water of flower bracts of Heliconia velloziana L. Emigd. (Heliconiaceae) found in a forest ecosystem site in an Atlantic rainforest of south-eastern Brazil. C. picinguabensis and C. saopaulonensis were nearly identical in morphology and physiology, but sequence divergence in the D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit rDNA indicated that they should be regarded as different species. They belong to the Metschnikowiaceae clade. C. heliconiae had affinities to Pichia mexicana and related species, but was genetically isolated from all currently accepted species in that group. The type strains are C. heliconiae UNESP 00-91C1T (=CBS 10000T=NRRL Y-27813T), C. picinguabensis UNESP 00-89T (=CBS 9999T=NRRL Y-27814T) and C. saopaulonensis UNESP 00-99T (=CBS 10001T=NRRL Y-27815T).

scholarly journals Trichosporon Species Isolated from Guano Samples Obtained from Bat-Inhabited Caves in Japan

2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 7626-7629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Sugita ◽  
Ken Kikuchi ◽  
Koichi Makimura ◽  
Kensaku Urata ◽  
Takashi Someya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yeast Species ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Basidiomycetous Yeast ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Trichosporon Species ◽  
Ascomycetous Yeasts ◽  
Bat Guano

ABSTRACT Yeasts from caves have rarely been examined. We examined yeasts collected from bat guano samples from 20 bat-inhabited limestone and volcanic caves located in 11 prefectures in Japan. Of ∼700 yeast-like colonies, nine Trichosporon species were recovered from 15 caves. Two of these were known species, and the remaining seven are potentially novel species, based on molecular phylogenetic analyses. In addition to Trichosporon species, identifiable strains of eight ascomycetous yeasts and one basidiomycetous yeast were recovered at frequencies of 5 to 35%. Our findings suggest that Trichosporon spp. are the major yeast species in bat guano in Japan and that bat guano is a potentially rich source of previously undescribed yeast species.

Candida ficus sp. nov., a novel yeast species from the gut of Apriona germari larvae

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (Pt_11) ◽  
pp. 2805-2809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng-Li Hui ◽  
Qiu-Hong Niu ◽  
Tao Ke ◽  
Zheng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Type Strain ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Central China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Ascomycetous Yeasts ◽  
Large Subunit Rrna ◽  
Wood Boring

A novel yeast species is described based on three strains from the gut of wood-boring larvae collected in a tree trunk of Ficus carica cultivated in parks near Nanyang, central China. Phylogenetic analysis based on sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene showed that these strains occurred in a separate clade that was genetically distinct from all known ascomycetous yeasts. In terms of pairwise sequence divergence, the novel strains differed by 15.3 % divergence from the type strain of Pichia terricola, and by 15.8 % divergence from the type strains of Pichia exigua and Candida rugopelliculosa in the D1/D2 domains. All three are ascomycetous yeasts in the Pichia clade. Unlike P. terricola, P. exigua and C. rugopelliculosa, the novel isolates did not ferment glucose. The name Candida ficus sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these highly divergent organisms, with STN-8T ( = CICC 1980T = CBS 12638T) as the type strain.

Cryptococcus tephrensis, sp.nov., and Cryptococcus heimaeyensis, sp.nov.; new anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast species from Iceland

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen S Vishniac
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Sole Source ◽  
Lsu Rdna ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Physiological Profiles ◽  
Maximum Temperatures

Two new species from Iceland are described on the basis of physiological profiles and sequence data from the D2 region of LSU rDNA: Cryptococcus tephrensis (type ICE99-1ToM Y5, ATCC MYA-1765, CBS 8935, GenBank AF317208) and Cryptococcus heimaeyensis (type ICE99-1ToM Y8, ATCC MYA-1759, CBS 8933, GenBank AF370717). The two new species are identifiable from sequence data and can be distinguished from their closest relative, Cryptococcus victoriae, by their higher maximum temperatures for growth, failure to utilize nitrate as sole nitrogen source, and utilization of cadaverine and ethylamine as sole nitrogen sources. Cryptococcus tephrensis is distinguishable from C. heimaeyensis by failure to grow on saccharate as sole source of carbon and energy.Key words: Iceland, Cryptococcus, soil yeasts.

Yeast species utilizing uric acid, adenine,n-alkylamines or diamines as sole source of carbon and energy

1985 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter J. Middelhoven ◽  
Heleen de Kievit ◽  
André L. Biesbroek
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Yeast Species ◽  
Sole Source
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