Metschnikowia shivogae sp nov., a yeast species associated with insects of morning glory flowers in East Africa

Marc-Andre Lachance*, Jane M. Bowles, T. Michael Anderson, William T. Starmer

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    Abstract

    The novel species Metschnikowia shivogae is described to accommodate three isolates recovered from insects of morning glory flowers at two localities in East Africa. The isolates differ slightly in rDNA ITS and D1/D2 large-subunit sequences and one isolate featured a two-base heterogeneity that might be the result of recombination between two variant rDNAs. M. shivogae is a sister species to Metschnikowia aberdeeniae and shares the same habitat. The reproductive boundaries of M. aberdeeniae, which were not clear in the past, have now been elucidated further. The type strain of Metschnikowia shivogae sp. nov. is strain SUB 04-310.1(T) (h(+); =CBS 10292(T) =NRRL Y-27924(T)) and the allotype is strain UWOPS 07-203.2 (h(-); =CBS 10770 =NRRL Y-48447).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2241-2244
    Number of pages4
    JournalInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
    Volume58
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept-2008

    Keywords

    • BEETLES

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