Cryptococcus haglerorum, sp nov., an anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens
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2003-01-01
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Middelhoven, W. J.
Fonseca, A.
Carreiro, S. C.
Pagnocca, F. C.
Bueno, O. C.
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Kluwer Academic Publ
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A yeast strain (CBS 8902) was isolated from the nest of a leaf-cutting ant and was shown to be related to Cryptococcus humicola. Sequencing of the D1/D2 region of the 26S ribosomal DNA and physiological characterization revealed a separate taxonomic position. A novel species named Cryptococcus haglerorum is proposed to accommodate strain CBS 8902 that assimilates n-hexadecane and several benzene compounds. Physiological characteristics distinguishing the novel species from some other members of the C. humicola complex are presented. The phylogenetic relationship of these strains to species of the genus Trichosporon Behrend is discussed.
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Atta sexdens, benzene compounds, Cryptococcus haglerorum, hexadecane, leaf-cutting ants
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ, v. 83, n. 2, p. 167-174, 2003.