RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Khunnamwong, Pannida A1 Lertwattanasakul, Noppon A1 Jindamorakot, Sasitorn A1 Limtong, Savitree A1 Lachance, Marc-AndréYR 2015 T1 Description of Diutina gen. nov., Diutina siamensis, f.a. sp. nov., and reassignment of Candida catenulata, Candida mesorugosa, Candida neorugosa, Candida pseudorugosa, Candida ranongensis, Candida rugosa and Candida scorzettiae to the genus Diutina JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 65 IS Pt_12 SP 4701 OP 4709 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000634 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB Three strains (DMKU-RE28, DMKU-RE43T and DMKU-RE123) of a novel anamorphic yeast species were isolated from rice leaf tissue collected in Thailand. DNA sequence analysis demonstrated that the species forms a sister pair with Candida ranongensis CBS 10861T but differs by 24–30 substitutions in the LSU rRNA gene D1/D2 domains and 30–35 substitutions in the ITS region. A phylogenetic analysis based on both the small and the large rRNA gene subunits confirmed this connection and demonstrated the presence of a clade that also includes Candida catenulata, Candida mesorugosa, Candida neorugosa, Candida pseudorugosa, Candida rugosa and Candida scorzettiae. The clade is not closely affiliated to any known teleomorphic genus, and forms a well-separated lineage from currently recognized genera of the Saccharomycetales. Hence, the genus Diutina gen. nov. is proposed to accommodate members of the clade, including Diutina siamensis f.a. sp. nov. and the preceding seven Candida species. The type strain is DMKU-RE43T ( = CBS 13388T = BCC 61183T = NBRC 109695T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.000634