| RRC ID |
60241
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| Author |
Tanaka E, Koitabashi M, Kitamoto H.
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| Title |
A teleomorph of the ustilaginalean yeast Moesziomyces antarcticus on barnyardgrass in Japan provides bioresources that degrade biodegradable plastics.
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| Journal |
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
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| Abstract |
The basidiomycetous yeast Moesziomyces antarcticus (often cited as Pseudozyma antarctica), originally isolated from a sediment sample obtained from Lake Vanda in Antarctica, was asexually typified but closely related to the smut fungus Moesziomyces bullatus (Ustilaginales). We found a smut fungus on an ovary of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) in Japan, which had been identified as M. bullatus. The teliospores germinated and formed yeast-like colonies. Physiological and phylogenetic studies revealed that the characteristics of the yeast-like isolates coincided with those of "P. antarctica." We thus recognised the smut fungus as the teleomorph of M. antarcticus, and then emended the description of M. antarcticus based on the holomorph. The identified fungus could degrade certain biodegradable plastics and produce mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) in similar qualities as the "P. antarctica" type strain. This discovery provides a significant bioresource, as genetically diverse M. antarcticus isolates could be obtained from the smut fungus.
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| Volume |
112(4)
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| Pages |
599-614
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| Published |
2019-4-1
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| DOI |
10.1007/s10482-018-1190-x
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| PII |
10.1007/s10482-018-1190-x
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| PMID |
30368689
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| MeSH |
Biodegradable Plastics / metabolism*
Biodegradation, Environmental
Echinochloa / microbiology*
Geologic Sediments / microbiology
Glycolipids / metabolism
Japan
Phylogeny
Ustilaginales / classification
Ustilaginales / genetics
Ustilaginales / isolation & purification
Ustilaginales / metabolism*
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| IF |
1.934
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| Times Cited |
2
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| Resource |
| General Microbes |
JCM10317
JCM3941
JCM10318
JCM11752 |
