Dioszegia antarctica sp. nov. and Dioszegia cryoxerica sp. nov., psychrophilic basidiomycetous yeasts from polar desert soils in Antarctica
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
By: Russell J. Rodriguez, L. Connell, R. Redman, A. Barrett, M. Iszard, and A. Fonseca
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Abstract
During a survey of the culturable soil fungal population in samples collected in Taylor Valley, South Victoria Land, Antarctica, 13 basidiomycetous yeast strains with orange-coloured colonies were isolated. Phylogenetic analyses of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and partial LSU rRNA gene sequences showed that the strains belong to the Dioszegia clade of the Tremellales (Tremellomycetes, Agaricomycotina), but did not correspond to any of the hitherto recognized species. Two novel species, Dioszegia antarctica sp. nov. (type strain ANT-03-116T =CBS 10920T =PYCC 5970T) and Dioszegia cryoxerica sp. nov. (type strain ANT-03-071T =CBS 10919T =PYCC 5967T), are described to accommodate ten and three of these strains, respectively. Analysis of ITS sequences demonstrated intrastrain sequence heterogeneity in D. cryoxerica. The latter species is also notable for producing true hyphae with clamp connections and haustoria. However, no sexual structures were observed. The two novel species can be considered obligate psychrophiles, since they failed to grow above 20 °C and grew best between 10 and 15 °C.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Dioszegia antarctica sp. nov. and Dioszegia cryoxerica sp. nov., psychrophilic basidiomycetous yeasts from polar desert soils in Antarctica |
| Series title | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
| DOI | 10.1099/ijs.0.015412-0 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Union of Microbiological Scientists |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology |
| First page | 1466 |
| Last page | 1472 |
| Country | United States |
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