Kluyveromyces dobzhanskii

Kluyveromyces dobzhanskii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Saccharomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Kluyveromyces
Species:	K. dobzhanskii
Binomial name
	Kluyveromyces dobzhanskii; (Shehata, Mrak & Phaff) Van der Walt, 1971
Synonyms
	Saccharomyces dobzhanskii; Dekkeromyces dobzhanskii; Guilliermondella dobzhanskii; Zygofabospora dobzhanskii; Kluyveromyces marxianus var. dobzhanskii;

Kluyveromyces dobhanskii is a species of Kluyveromyces fungus existing as a yeast.

Taxonomy

Upon discovery, K. dobzhanskii was placed into the genus Saccharomyces.^[1] A 1971 reorganization of certain fungal taxa placed K. dobzhanskii into the genus Kluyveromyces, where it has remained since.^[2] It is named after Russian-American mycologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.^[1]

Growth and morphology

After three days of growth on YM agar, cells of K. dobzhanskii have been described as either spherical or cylindrical to ellipsoidal, with colorations ranging from white to pink, due to the production of the iron chelate pulcherrimin within the cells.^[3]

Genomic analysis

Based on sequences of its nucleic acid, K. dobzhanskii is considered to be a very close relative of K. lactis, K. wickerhamii, and K. marxianus,^[4] which is reinforced by the fact that it can mate to create fertile offspring with these three species in a laboratory setting.^[5] K. dobzhanskii has been found to have a diverse array of karyotypes among its strains.^[6]

Ecology

Kluyveromyces dobzhanskii appears to be associated with insects. It was first isolated from a Drosophila species in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in California.^[1] It has also been isolated from the moth species Noctua pronuba^[7] and Valeria sp.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Shehata, A. M. El Tabey; Mrak, E. M.; Phaff, H. J. (1955). "Yeasts Isolated from Drosophila and from Their Suspected Feeding Places in Southern and Central California". Mycologia. 47 (6): 799–811. doi:10.2307/3755504. ISSN 0027-5514.
^ Walt, J. P. van der (1971-11-14). "New Combinations in the Genera Brettanomyces, Kluyveromyces, Lodderomyces and Wingea". Bothalia. 10 (3): 417–418. doi:10.4102/abc.v10i3.1545. ISSN 2311-9284.
^ Lachance, Marc-André (2011-01-01), Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Fell, Jack W.; Boekhout, Teun (eds.), "Kluyveromyces van der Walt (1971)", The Yeasts (Fifth Edition), London: Elsevier, pp. 471–481, ISBN 978-0-444-52149-1, retrieved 2024-09-20
^ CAI, JUNPENG; ROBERTS, IAN N.; COLLINS, MATTHEW D. (1996). "Phylogenetic Relationships among Members of the Ascomycetous Yeast Genera Brettanomyces, Debaryomyces, Dekkera, and Kluyveromyces Deduced by Small-Subunit rRNA Gene Sequences". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 46 (2): 542–549. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-2-542. ISSN 1466-5034.
^ Johannsen, Elżbieta (1980-03-01). "Hybridization studies within the genus Kluyveromyces van der Walt emend. van der Walt". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 46 (2): 177–189. doi:10.1007/BF00444073. ISSN 1572-9699.
^ Belloch, C.; Querol, A.; Barrio, E. (2011-01-01), Fuquay, John W. (ed.), "Yeasts and Molds | Kluyveromyces spp.", Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Second Edition), San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 754–764, ISBN 978-0-12-374407-4, retrieved 2024-09-20
^ "CBS 10279". wi.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "CBS 10278". wi.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

[:0-1] Shehata, A. M. El Tabey; Mrak, E. M.; Phaff, H. J. (1955). "Yeasts Isolated from Drosophila and from Their Suspected Feeding Places in Southern and Central California". Mycologia. 47 (6): 799–811. doi:10.2307/3755504. ISSN 0027-5514.

[2] Walt, J. P. van der (1971-11-14). "New Combinations in the Genera Brettanomyces, Kluyveromyces, Lodderomyces and Wingea". Bothalia. 10 (3): 417–418. doi:10.4102/abc.v10i3.1545. ISSN 2311-9284.

[3] Lachance, Marc-André (2011-01-01), Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Fell, Jack W.; Boekhout, Teun (eds.), "Kluyveromyces van der Walt (1971)", The Yeasts (Fifth Edition), London: Elsevier, pp. 471–481, ISBN 978-0-444-52149-1, retrieved 2024-09-20

[4] CAI, JUNPENG; ROBERTS, IAN N.; COLLINS, MATTHEW D. (1996). "Phylogenetic Relationships among Members of the Ascomycetous Yeast Genera Brettanomyces, Debaryomyces, Dekkera, and Kluyveromyces Deduced by Small-Subunit rRNA Gene Sequences". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 46 (2): 542–549. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-2-542. ISSN 1466-5034.

[5] Johannsen, Elżbieta (1980-03-01). "Hybridization studies within the genus Kluyveromyces van der Walt emend. van der Walt". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 46 (2): 177–189. doi:10.1007/BF00444073. ISSN 1572-9699.

[6] Belloch, C.; Querol, A.; Barrio, E. (2011-01-01), Fuquay, John W. (ed.), "Yeasts and Molds | Kluyveromyces spp.", Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences (Second Edition), San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 754–764, ISBN 978-0-12-374407-4, retrieved 2024-09-20

[7] "CBS 10279". wi.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-26.

[8] "CBS 10278". wi.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

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