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Abstract
During the characterization of the microbiota biodiversity associated with grapes and wineries in different bioclimatic conditions of the Canary Islands (Spain), a novel yeast species was isolated from Lanzarote, the driest wine-producing region of the archipelago. Seven strains isolated from grapes, microvinifications and wineries are described. Sequence analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rDNA gene and 5.8S-ITS regions revealed that the isolates were phylogenetically a member of the genus Lachancea and are closely related to Lachancea meyersii NRRL Y-27269T and Lachancea nothofagi NRRL Y-48670T. On the basis of morphological, biochemical and physiological characterization and phylogenetic analysis, a novel ascosporogenous yeast species, Lachancea lanzarotensis sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is L2C-15T ( = CBS 12615T = CECT 13066T) which was isolated from grape berries of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Listán Negro red grape variety in Tinajo, Lanzarote. The MycoBank no. is MB 801390.
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Funding
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
- FEDER (Award RTA2008-00101)
- Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información
- Recursos y Tecnologías Agrarias
- Comunidades Autónomas del Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica 2004–2007
- European Social Fund