RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Nisiotou, Aspasia A. A1 Panagou, Efstathios Z. A1 Nychas, George-John E.YR 2010 T1 Candida olivae sp. nov., a novel yeast species from ‘Greek-style’ black olive fermentation JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 60 IS 5 SP 1219 OP 1223 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.012955-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Two yeast strains (FMCC Y-1T and FMCC Y-2) were recovered during a survey of the yeast biota associated with fermenting black olives, collected from an olive tree (Olea europaea L. cv. ‘Conservolea’) orchard in Central Greece. Phylogenetic analysis based on rRNA gene sequences (18S, 26S, and 5.8S–ITS) indicated that the two strains represent a separate species within the Candida membranifaciens clade, in close relation to Candida blattariae NRRL Y-27703T. Electrophoretic karyotyping and physiological analysis support the affiliation of the two strains to a novel species as Candida olivae sp. nov. The novel strains are conspecific with two Candida sp. strains previously isolated from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal fields [Gadanho & Sampaio (2005). Microb Ecol 50, 408–417], indicating that Candida olivae sp. nov. may occupy diverse ecological niches. FMCC Y-1T (=CBS 11171T =ATCC MYA-4568T) is the type strain., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.012955-0