New lipid-dependent Malassezia species from parrots |
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| Institution: | 1. Instituto de Tecnologia de Alimentos - ITAL, P.O. Box 139, 13070-178 Campinas, SP, Brazil;2. Universidade Estadual de Londrina, P.O. Box 6001, 6051-970 Londrina, PR, Brazil;3. Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark;1. Department of Parasitology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, 06 Ngo Quyen Street, Hue 49000, Viet Nam;2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale S. Pietro 43/b, Sassari 07100, Italy |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundAll the currently recognized Malassezia species have been isolated from mammals. However, only a few of them have been isolated from birds. In fact, birds have been less frequently studied as carriers of Malassezia yeasts than mammals.AimIn this study we describe two new taxa, Malassezia brasiliensis sp. nov. and Malassezia psittaci sp. nov.MethodsThe isolates studied in this publication were isolated from pet parrots from Brazil. They were characterized using the current morphological and physiological identification scheme. DNA sequencing and analysis of the D1/D2 regions of the 26S rRNA gene, the ITS-5.8S rRNA gene sequences and the β-tubulin gene were also performed.ResultsThe strains proposed as new species did not completely fit the phenotypic profiles of any the described species. The validation of these new species was supported by analysis of the genes studied. The multilocus sequence analysis of the three loci provides robust support to delineate these species.ConclusionsThese studies confirm the separation of these two new species from the other species of the genus Malassezia, as well as the presence of lipid-dependent Malassezia yeasts on parrots. |
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| Keywords: | Birds Parrots Speciation Aves Loros Especiación |
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