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Cyberlindnera dasilvae sp. nov., a xylitol-producing yeast species isolated from rotting wood and frass of cerambycid larva

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MICROBIOLOGY SOC
DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004986

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Cyberlindnera dasilvae sp. nov.; cerambycid beetle; rotting wood; xylitol production

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cienti-fico e Tecnologico (CNPq - Brazil) [407415/2013-1, 0457499/2014-1]
  2. FundacAo do Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) [APQ-01525-14, APQ-01477-13, APQ-02552-15]
  3. Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada
  4. National Science Foundation [RIG 0542276]
  5. PSC-CUNY [PSCREG-67538-00 36]

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A new species of Cyberlindnera yeast, named Cyberlindnera dasilvae sp. nov., was isolated from rotting wood samples in Brazil and frass of a cerambycid beetle larva in French Guiana. This yeast is capable of converting xylose into xylitol, with one isolate showing the highest xylitol production in sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate.
Six yeast isolates were obtained from rotting wood samples in Brazil and frass of a cerambycid beetle larva in French Guiana. Sequence analysis of the ITS-5.8S region and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit rRNA gene showed that the isolates represent a novel species of Cyberlindnera. This novel species is related to Cyberlindnera japonica, Cyberlindnera xylosilytica, Candida easanensis and Candida maesa. It is heterothallic and produces asci with two or four hat-shaped ascospores. The name Cyberlindnera dasilvae sp. nov. is proposed to accommodate the novel species. The holotype of Cy. dasilvae is CBS 16129(T) and the designated paratype is CBS 16584. The MycoBank number is 838252. All isolates of Cy. dasilvae were able to convert xylose into xylitol with maximum xylitol production within 60 and 72 h. The isolates produced xylitol with values ranging from 12.61 to 31.79 g l(-1) in yeast extract-peptone-xylose medium with 5% xylose. When the isolates were tested in sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate containing around 35-38 g l(-1) o-xylose, isolate UFMG-CM-Y519 showed maximum xylitol production.

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