Melanodevriesia, a new genus of endolichenic oleaginous black yeast recovered from the Inner Mongolia Region of China

dc.contributor.authorChang, R.
dc.contributor.authorCao, W.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorLi, S.
dc.contributor.authorLi, X.
dc.contributor.authorBose, Tanay
dc.contributor.authorSi, H.L.
dc.contributor.emailtanay.bose@fabi.up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-31T12:52:46Z
dc.date.available2023-07-31T12:52:46Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-17
dc.description.abstractBlack yeasts are a phylogenetically diverse group of ascomycetous fungi that may exist in both unicellular and mycelial morphs. This group of fungi contains numerous commercially significant species as well as others whose precise roles are unknown, such as endolichenic species. There is currently a paucity of data about endolichenic black yeast species. To bridge this gap, we surveyed China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in July 2019. Several fungal species associated with diverse lichens were isolated during this survey. Among these were two isolates of a previously unknown species of oleaginous black yeast from Mycosphaerellales. Analyses of morphological and molecular data revealed that these two isolates were closely related to Xenodevriesia strelitziicola (Xenodevriesiaceae), although with significant differences. As a result, we established the genus Melanodevriesia gen. nov. to describe this previously unknown species, Melanodevriesia melanelixiae sp. nov. In addition, we used Transmission Electron Microscopy to visualise the intracellular oil bodies metabolised by this fungus in its unicellular state. The black yeast species identified in this study may have a wide range of commercial applications. More research is needed to determine the chemical composition of the microbial oil synthesized by this fungus and whether it has commercial value.en_US
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_US
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_US
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_US
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Natural Science Foundation of China.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://fuse-journal.orgen_US
dc.identifier.citationChang, R., Cao, W., Wang, Y., Li, S., Li, X., Bose, T. & Si, H.L. (2022). Melanodevriesia, a new genus of endolichenic oleaginous black yeast recovered from the Inner Mongolia Region of China. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 9: 1–9. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2022.09.01.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2589-3823 (print)
dc.identifier.other2589-3831 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3114/fuse.2022.09.01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/91728
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Instituteen_US
dc.rights© 2022 Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.subjectEndolichenic fungien_US
dc.subjectIntracellular oil bodiesen_US
dc.subjectMycosphaerellalesen_US
dc.subjectNew taxonen_US
dc.subjectXenodevriesiaceaeen_US
dc.subjectBlack yeastsen_US
dc.subjectEndolichenic oleaginous black yeasten_US
dc.titleMelanodevriesia, a new genus of endolichenic oleaginous black yeast recovered from the Inner Mongolia Region of Chinaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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