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Limtongia gen. nov. for Zygozyma smithiae (Lipomycetaceae)

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Teleomorphic species of the genus Zygozyma and anamorphic species of the genus Myxozyma were examined phylogenetically. In phylogenetic trees based on 18S rRNA-, 26S rRNA-, mitochondrial small subunit rRNA- and EF-1α-gene sequences and concatenated sequences of the latter four regions, derived from the neighbor-joining method, the four species of the genus Zygozyma constituted four clusters, respectively, with low bootstrap values, indicating that all four species can be distinguished from one another at the generic level. The name of Limtongia was newly suggested for Zygozyma smithiae, and Limtongia smithiae was proposed as new combination.

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The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Dr. Hiroshi Oyaizu, Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan for having given instruction in partial base sequencing of 18S and 26S rRNAs in 1988.

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    Sasitorn Jindamorakot, Somjit Am-in, Pattaraporn Yukphan & Yuzo Yamada

  2. JICA Senior Overseas Volunteer, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-8558, Japan

    Yuzo Yamada

  3. Professor Emeritus, Shizuoka University, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan

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Jindamorakot, S., Am-in, S., Yukphan, P. et al. Limtongia gen. nov. for Zygozyma smithiae (Lipomycetaceae). Ann Microbiol 61, 689–693 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-010-0182-5

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