RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 James, Stephen A. A1 Carvajal Barriga, Enrique Javier A1 Barahona, Patricia Portero A1 Cross, Kathryn A1 Bond, Christopher J. A1 Roberts, Ian N.YR 2013 T1 Candida ecuadorensis sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species found in two separate regions of Ecuador JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 63 IS Pt_1 SP 393 OP 397 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.047555-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB 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., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.047555-0