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Published on: December 1, 2023
Starmerella vitis f.a., sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from flowers and grapes
Neža Čadež1, João Drumonde-Neves2,3, Matthias Sipiczki4
1Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana, Slovenia. neza.cadez@bf.uni-lj.si.
Abstract:
A novel yeast species of Starmerella vitis f.a. sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate five strains isolated from flowers, grapes and an insect in the Azores, Canada, Hungary, Palau and Taiwan. As the strains were genetically distinct, we used parsimony network analysis based on ITS-D1/D2 sequences to delineate the species in a statistically objective manner. According to sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis, the novel species is most closely related to Starmerella lactis-condensi. The two species cannot be distinguished by conventional physiological tests. The type strain of Starmerella vitis f.a., sp. nov. is CBS 16418T; Mycobank number MB 835251.
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