@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.050195-0, author = "Ninomiya, Shinya and Mikata, Kozaburo and Kajimura, Hisashi and Kawasaki, Hiroko", title = "Two novel ascomycetous yeast species, Wickerhamomyces scolytoplatypi sp. nov. and Cyberlindnera xylebori sp. nov., isolated from ambrosia beetle galleries", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2013", volume = "63", number = "Pt_7", pages = "2706-2711", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.050195-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.050195-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Thirteen strains of yeasts were isolated from ambrosia beetle galleries at several sites in Japan. Based on the morphological and biochemical characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene of the yeasts, 10 strains were shown to represent a novel species of the genus Wickerhamomyces, described as Wickerhamomyces scolytoplatypi sp. nov. (type strain NBRC 11029T = CBS 12186T), and were closely related to Wickerhamomyces hampshirensis. The three other strains represented a novel species of the genus Cyberlindnera, described as Cyberlindnera xylebori sp. nov. (type strain NBRC 11048T = CBS 12187T), and were closely related to Cyberlindnera euphorbiiphila. It is suggested that these species are associated with ambrosia beetles and we consider ambrosia beetle galleries as good sources of novel yeasts.", }