PYCC 9802
1 - Taxon name
Metschnikowia ratanii
2 - Classification
Ascomycota
3 - Strain (species name) changes
NA
4 - Status of the strain
NA
5 - Basis for identification
Molecular (D1D2 & ITS)
6 - Identified by
Dr. Rameshwar
7 - Original strain number
LC1.15
8 - Accession numbers in other collections
MCC 9962
9 - Biological Safety Level
BSL-1
10 - Access and Benefit Sharing (CBD, Nagoya protocol)
No known ABS restrictions
11 - PYCC strain status
Open
12 - Mediterranean strain
No
13 - Substrate of isolation
Nectar sample of Lantana camara
14 - Category of substrate
Vascular plants, mosses & algae
15 - Locality
Otur, Junnar, Pune
16 - Country of origin
India
17 - Latitude, longitude coordinates

19.2569, 73.9865

18 - Sample Collected by
Mr. Ganesh Gore
19 - Isolated by and date of isolation
Ms. Gargi Giri (24.01.2023)
20 - Isolation details
Nectar sample of Lantana camara Sample 5
21 - Deposited by
Dr. Rameshwar, Jul. 2023
22 - History
Dr. Rameshwar > PYCC
23 - Preservation
Glass beads; 20% Glycerol; -150C
24 - Price per culture
90€
25 - Remarks
NA
26 - Medium for growth
YMA
Title
Metschnikowia ratanii f.a. sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from flowers of Lantana camara in India

Author

Rameshwar Avchar, Ana Pontes, Marc-André Lachance, Avinash Sharma, José Paulo Sampaio

Abstract

An erratum of this article has been published full details can be found at 10.1099/ijsem.0.006889 Four yeast strains isolated from the nectar of Lantana camara flowers in Pune, India, represent a novel asexual ascomycetous species in the genus Metschnikowia. Phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 regions of the LSU rRNA gene place this species within a subclade of large-spored Metschnikowia species that includes Metschnikowia aberdeeniae, Metschnikowia shivogae and Metschnikowia hibisci. The new species differs by its ability to grow at 35 °C. Whole-genome sequencing and comparative analyses revealed average nucleotide identity values of 76–77% and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values of 14–16% relative to related species, confirming its novelty. The species is described as Metschnikowia ratanii sp. nov., with strain MCC 10123 as the ex-type strain and MCC 9961, MCC 9962 and MCC 9928 as additional cultures. The MycoBank number is MB 858027.

Publication Date

Link to Publication

https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006851
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