Komagataella populi sp. nov. and Komagataella ulmi sp. nov., two new methanol assimilating yeasts from exudates of deciduous trees

Cletus P Kurtzman

doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9702-6

Komagataella populi sp. nov. and Komagataella ulmi sp. nov., two new methanol assimilating yeasts from exudates of deciduous trees

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2012 May;101(4):859-68. doi: 10.1007/s10482-012-9702-6. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Author

Cletus P Kurtzman¹

Affiliation

¹ Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA. cletus.kurtzman@ars.usda.gov.

PMID: 22302468
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9702-6

Abstract

Two new species of the methanol assimilating ascosporic yeast genus Komagataella are described. Komagataella populi sp. nov. (NRRL YB-455, CBS 12362, type strain, MycoBank accession number = 564110) was isolated from an exudate on a cottonwood tree (Populus deltoides), Peoria, Illinois, USA, and Komagataella ulmi sp. nov. (NRRL YB-407, CBS 12361, type strain, MycoBank accession number = 564111) was isolated from the exudate on an elm tree (Ulmus americana), also growing in Peoria, Illinois. The species were resolved from divergence in gene sequences for domains D1/D2 LSU rRNA, ITS1-5.8S-ITS2, mitochondrial small subunit rRNA, RNA polymerase subunit 1 and translation elongation factor-1α. Species of Komagataella assimilate few carbon compounds and are unlikely to be resolved from differences in standard growth and fermentation tests. For this reason, separation of species is dependent on gene sequence analysis.

Keywords: Komagataella; Methanol yeasts; New ascosporic yeasts.