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Lipomyces mesembrius sp. nov., a member of the L. starkeyi species-complex
J P van der Walt1, A Botha, M T Smith
1Department of Microbiology & Biochemistry (UNESCO-MIRCEN), University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Abstract:
Lipomyces starkeyi is known to be associated with three strains-clusters showing high mutual nDNA reassociation within each cluster, but which reassociate ambiguously with the type of L. starkeyi. Representative strains of L. starkeyi and Cluster alpha were examined for possible genetic exchange by the prototrophic selection technique. Since no genetic recombination was detected, the strains are presumed to be genetically isolated. Cluster alpha is consequently assigned to the rank of species as Lipomyces mesembrius. A description of the new species is given. Lipomyces kononenkoae ssp. spencermartinsiae has been raised to the rank of species as L. spencermartinsiae.
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