%0 Journal Article %A James, Stephen A. %A Carvajal Barriga, Enrique Javier %A Barahona, Patricia Portero %A Cross, Kathryn %A Bond, Christopher J. %A Roberts, Ian N. %T Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species found in two separate regions of Ecuador %D 2013 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 63 %N Pt_1 %P 393-397 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.047555-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X In the course of an on-going study aimed at cataloguing the natural yeast biodiversity found in Ecuador, two strains (CLQCA 13-025 and CLQCA 20-004T) were isolated from samples of cow manure and rotten wood collected in two separate provinces of the country (Orellana and Bolívar). These strains were found to represent a novel yeast species based on the sequences of their D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and their physiological characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis based on LSU D1/D2 sequences revealed this novel species to belong to the Metschnikowia clade and to be most closely related to Candida suratensis, a species recently discovered in a mangrove forest in Thailand. The species name of Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate these strains, with strain CLQCA 20-004T ( = CBS 12653T = NCYC 3782T) designated as the type strain. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.047555-0