Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., a member of the Microbotryomycetes isolated from soil

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2012 Mar;62(Pt 3):728-734. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.027102-0. Epub 2011 Apr 22.

Abstract

Two strains of a novel teleomorphic basidiomycete were isolated from grassland soil. Standard phenotypic tests and phylogenetic analyses of 26S rRNA gene (D1/D2 domains) and ITS region sequences showed that the species belongs to the core group of the genus Leucosporidium. A novel species, Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov., is proposed to accommodate the two strains, with SEG-3-2-AY220(T) (=CBS 11562(T)=MUCL 52878(T)) as the type strain. In addition, phylogenetic analysis revealed great genetic variability in the Leucosporidium scottii complex.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Basidiomycota / classification*
  • Basidiomycota / genetics
  • Basidiomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Basidiomycota / physiology
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Microscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycological Typing Techniques
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Fungal / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Soil Microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
  • RNA, Fungal
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, ribosomal, 26S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FN428965
  • GENBANK/FN908919