genetic relationship of Lodderomyces elongisporus to other ascomycete yeast species as revealed by small-subunit rRNA gene sequences

The 18S rRNA gene sequence of the ascomycete yeast Lodderomyces elongisporus was determined by PCR-direct sequencing. The phylogenetic inter-relationship of Lodderomyces elongisporus and other ascomycete yeast species was examined by comparative sequence analysis. Lodderomyces elongisporus was found...

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Published inLetters in applied microbiology Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 308 - 311
Main Authors James, S.A, Collins, M.D, Roberts, I.N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1994
Subjects
Base Sequence
Candida
Candida - genetics
Candida parapsilosis
chemotaxonomy
Molecular Sequence Data
nucleotide sequences
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
ribosomal DNA
ribosomal RNA
RNA, Fungal - genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics
Saccharomycetales
Saccharomycetales - genetics
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
structural genes
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Summary:The 18S rRNA gene sequence of the ascomycete yeast Lodderomyces elongisporus was determined by PCR-direct sequencing. The phylogenetic inter-relationship of Lodderomyces elongisporus and other ascomycete yeast species was examined by comparative sequence analysis. Lodderomyces elongisporus was found to be most closely related to Candida parapsilosis, C. tropicalis and C. albicans, exhibiting sequence similarity values of greater than 97.5%. The relationship between L. elongisporus and Candida parapsilosis in particular is discussed with regard to the possibility that L. elongisporus is the teleomorph (sexual form) of C. parapsilosis.
ISSN:0266-8254
1472-765X
DOI:10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00462.x