Saitoella

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Saitoella

Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987)
Type species
Saitoella complicata
Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987)
Species

Saitoella complicata
Saitoella coloradoensis

Saitoella is a genus of two species of yeast in the family Protomycetaceae. The type species, Saitoella complicata , originally isolated from Himalayan soil, [1] had its genome sequenced. [2] The genus is named after professor Kendo Saito for his contributions to the taxonomy of the genus Rhodotorula . [1] A second species, Saitoella coloradoensis , isolated from insect frass found on Engelmann spruce in Colorado, was described as new in 2012. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Goto S; Sugiyama J; Hamamoto M; Komagata K. "Saitoella, a new anamorph genus in the Cryptococcaceae to accommodate two Himalayan yeast isolates formerly identified as Rhodotorula glutinis". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 33 (1): 75–85. doi: 10.2323/jgam.33.75 .
  2. Nishida H; Hamamoto M; Sugiyama J. (2011). "Draft genome sequencing of the enigmatic yeast Saitoella complicata". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 57 (4): 243–6. doi: 10.2323/jgam.57.243 . PMID   21914972.
  3. Kurtzman CP; Robnett CJ. (2012). "Saitoella coloradoensis sp. nov., a new species of the Ascomycota, subphylum Taphrinomycotina" (PDF). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 101 (4): 795–802. doi:10.1007/s10482-011-9694-7. PMID   22246589.