RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Sipiczki, MatthiasYR 2014 T1 Metschnikowia laotica f.a., sp. nov., a dimorphic, pigment-producing yeast species isolated from fruit JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 64 IS Pt_6 SP 1847 OP 1852 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.061796-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Eight strains with identical sequences of the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA genes were isolated from fallen fruits in two distant localities in Laos. These strains represent a novel dimorphic budding yeast species producing invasive pseudohyphae and a brown pigment when growing on media containing quinic acid as the sole carbon source or tryptophan as the sole nitrogen source. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 domains, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and the 18S rRNA genes placed the novel species in the Metschnikowia clade close to Candida torresii, Metschnikowia drosophilae and C andida danieliae. The taxonomic name Metschnikowia laotica f.a., sp. nov., reflecting the geographical origin of the isolates, is proposed for the novel species. The type strain is 11-524T ( = CBS 12961T = NCAIM Y.02124T = CCY 64-4-1T). The Mycobank number is MB 807383., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.061796-0