Zygosaccharomyces machadoi sp. n., a yeast species isolated from a nest of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula

Authors

  • Carlos A. Rosa Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Marc-André Lachance Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2005.22112

Keywords:

Zygosaccharomyces machadoi, stingless bees, honey, garbage pellet

Abstract

A new yeast species, Zygosaccharomyces machadoi, was discovered in garbage pellets of the stingless bee Tetragosnica angustula in Brazil. Analysis of the sequence of the D1/D2 domains of the large-subunit rDNA showed that the new species is related to Zygosaccharomyces rouxii. Z. machadoi probably causes food spoilage in hives of stingless bees. It assimilates only a few carbon sources such that it is difficult to distinguish it from other Zygosaccharomyces species based on conventional physiological tests. The type strain of Z. machadoi is UFMG-J01-63.2T (CBS10264T).

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Published

2005-11-04

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Vol. 6 No. sup. (2005):

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Zygosaccharomyces machadoi sp. n., a yeast species isolated from a nest of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. (2005). Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 6(sup.), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2005.22112