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Phylogenetic position and physiology of Cerinosterus cyanescens

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Partial 25S rRNA sequencing of Cerinosterus cyanescens showed it to be a close relative of Microstroma juglandis, a member of the basidiomycetous order Microstromatales. It is unrelated to the generic type species, C. luteoalba, which is a member of the order Dacrymycetales. The clinical occurrence of C. cyanescens is possibly explained by its thermotolerance and lipolytic activity. The species' nutritional profile is established. Growth on n-hexadecane is rapid; it grows well on typical plant constituents like gallic, tannic, vanillic, quinic and p-coumaric acids, but not on 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, phenol and hydroquinone. The failure to assimilate D-galactose, L-sorbose and ethylamine, the presence of urease and sensitivity to cycloheximide are diagnostic for the species.

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  2. Unité de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, 28, rue du Dr Roux, F-75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

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  3. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 273, NL-3740, AG Baarn, The Netherlands

    G.S. de Hoog

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Middelhoven, W., Guého, E. & de Hoog, G. Phylogenetic position and physiology of Cerinosterus cyanescens. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 77, 313–320 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002627804620

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