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Abstract
Five strains of a novel yeast species were isolated from rotting wood samples collected in an Amazonian forest site in the state of Roraima, northern Brazil. The sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit of the rRNA gene showed that this species belongs to the Scheffersomyces clade and is related to Candida coipomoensis, Candida lignicola and Candida queiroziae. The novel species Candida amazonensis sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these isolates. The type strain of C. amazonensis sp. nov. is UFMG-HMD-26.3T ( = CBS 12363T = NRRL Y-48762T).
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Funding
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico (CNPq – Brazil)
- Fundação do Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, Procad-NF (Award 2280/200)
- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
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