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Cryptococcus haglerorum,sp. nov., an anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens |
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| Authors: | Middelhoven Wouter J Fonseca Alvaro Carreiro Solange Cristina Pagnocca Fernando Carlos Bueno Odair Correa |
| Affiliation: | (1) Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Wageningen University, Hesselink van Suchtelenweg 4, Wageningen, 6703 CT, The Netherlands;(2) Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos, Facultade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, 2825-516, Portugal;(3) Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Universidade Estadual Paulista _ UNESP, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil |
| Abstract: | 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. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
| Keywords: | Atta sexdens Benzene compounds Cryptococcus haglerorum Hexadecane Leaf-cutting ants |
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