Reclassification of the Sporobolomyces roseus and Sporidiobolus pararoseus complexes, with the description of Sporobolomyces phaffii sp. nov.

Phylogenetic classification of yeasts and related taxa within Pucciniomycotina

Most small genera containing yeast species in the Pucciniomycotina (Basidiomycota, Fungi) are monophyletic, whereas larger genera including Bensingtonia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Sporidiobolus and Sporobolomyces are polyphyletic. With the implementation of the "One Fungus = One Name" nomenclatural principle these polyphyletic genera were revised. Nine genera, namely Bannoa, Cystobasidiopsis...

Revisiting the pink‐red pigmented basidiomycete mirror yeast of the phyllosphere

By taking advantage of the ballistoconidium-forming capabilities of members of the genus Sporobolomyces, we recovered ten isolates from deciduous tree leaves collected from Vermont and Washington, USA. Analysis of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene indicate that all isolates are closely related. Further analysis of their physiologic...

In Vitro Comparison between Antibacterial Activity of Catharanthus Roseus and Nyctanthes Arbortristis on Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strain

Identification of mating type genes in the bipolar basidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides: first insight into the MAT locus structure of the Sporidiobolales.

Rhodosporidium toruloides is a heterothallic, bipolar, red yeast that belongs to the Sporidiobolales, an order within a major lineage of basidiomycetes, the Pucciniomycotina. In contrast to other basidiomycetes, considerably less is known about the nature of the mating type (MAT) loci that control sexual reproduction in this lineage. Three genes (RHA1, RHA2, and RHA3) encoding precursors of the...

Effect of Temperature and pH on the Growth Kinetics and Carotenoid Production by Sporobolomyces ruberrimus H110 Using Technical Glycerol as Carbon Source

A new isolated strain of Sporobolomyces ruberrimus H110 was cultivated  on technical glycerol as carbon source and effect of different temperatures and pH on the growth and pigmentation was studied. The maximum concentration of total carotenoid was 3.84 mgg-1 including torularhodin (3.70 mgg-1) and β-carotene (0.14 mgg-1) using 19ºC at pH 6, but the highest ...