Four novel Lipomyces strains were isolated from soil collected in the Okinawa and Yamanashi prefectures, Japan. Based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics, along with sequence typing using the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region including 5.8S rRNA, and translation elongation factor 1 alpha gene (EF-1α), the four strains were shown to represent two novel species of the genus Lipomyces, described as Lipomyces okinawensis sp. nov. (type strain No.3-a(35)T=NBRC 110620T=CBS 14747T) and Lipomyces yamanashiensis f.a., sp. nov. (type strain No.313T=NBRC 110621T=CBS 14748T).
INTRODUCTION Using biofuels, made from renewable resources, is an effective method to slow down global warming. In Japan, the self-sufficiency rate of vegetable oil is 3 on a calorie basis 1 , making it unsuitable for biodiesel production. Lipids produced by microorganisms are an attractive source of biofuel. Moreover, microorganisms can be cultured at controlled conditions with fermenters. Multiple waste products have been utilized as substrates for lipid production for biofuels; industrial glycerol by Yarrowia lipolytica 2 , food waste by Cryptococcus curvatus, Yarrowia lipolytica, Lipomyces starkeyi, Rhodosporidium toruloides, and Rhodotorula glutinis 3 , and corn starch waste water by Rhodotorula glutinis 4 have already been reported. In Minami-Alps city Japan , peaches that cannot be shipped to the market are mainly abandoned, reaching 600 tons in a year. The yeast Lipomyces has the property to accumulate triacylglycerol TG in intracellular fat globules 5 , and Lipomyces wild-strain no.
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