Abstract
Three undescribed strains of basidiomycetous, anamorphic yeastlike fungi were isolated from Japanese pear fruits with a reddish stain collected in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The strains are classified in a single group and assigned to the genus Meira by conventional and chemotaxonomic studies. Sequence analyses of the D1/D2 domain of 26S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions indicate that the strains represent a novel species with a close phylogenetic relationship to Meira geulakonigii and M. argovae. The name Meira nashicola sp. nov. is proposed for the strains (type strain PFS 002 = MAFF 230028 = CBS 117161).
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Yasuda, F., Yamagishi, D., Akamatsu, H. et al. Meira nashicola sp. nov., a novel basidiomycetous, anamorphic yeastlike fungus isolated from Japanese pear fruit with reddish stain. Mycoscience 47, 36–40 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-005-0266-4
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