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Twenty-one strains of a novel ascomycetous yeast species were isolated from soil collected in three kinds of natural forest, namely a dry dipterocarp forest, a mixed deciduous forest and a pine forest, in Nam Nao National Park, Phetchabun province, Thailand. The strains formed asci containing one to four ovoid to reniform ascospores, assimilated glucose, galactose and glycerol, fermented glucose and galactose vigorously and contained ubiquinone Q-6, indicating that they belonged to the genus . A comparative analysis of the small subunit rDNA (SSU rDNA) and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit rDNA (LSU rDNA) of all available sequences for ascomycetous yeasts confirmed that the strains were phylogenetically related to the genus . All strains had identical nucleotide sequences in the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rDNA and differed from the nearest species, IFO 10925, by 6·4 % nucleotide substitutions. The strains differed from by the ability to assimilate -gluconic acid, the inability to grow on 50 % glucose medium, the nuclear DNA base composition and deliquescent asci. The strains were differentiated from the other four species of on the basis of trehalose assimilation, the ability to grow on 50 % glucose or 10 % NaCl plus 5 % glucose, vitamin requirement, the nuclear DNA base composition and the type of ascus. Based on the characteristics mentioned above, the strains are recognized as a single novel species of the genus and the name sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is TN1-01 (=TISTR 5828=JCM 12664=CBS 10093).

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