Wickerhamiella shivajii sp. nov., a thermotolerant yeast isolated from distillery effluent

Wickerhamiella osmotolerans sp. nov. and Wickerhamiella tropicalis sp. nov., novel ascomycetous yeast in the family Wickerhamiellaceae

“…The closely related genera with this genus include the genera Spencermartinsiella , Starmerella , Sugiyamaella , Trichomonascus , Yarrowia and Zygoascus on the basis of sequence analysis of the small subunit (SSU) and large subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal rRNA genes, translation elongation factor-1α ( tef-1α ), and RNA polymerase II subunits ( rpb1 ) and 2 ( rpb2 ) [2]. At the time of writing, the genus Wickerhamiella accommodates 40 species, including seven species with a known sexual state, Wickerhamiella australiensis, Wickerhamiella cacticola, Wickerhamiella domercqiae Wickerhamiella lipophila, Wickerhamiella occidentalis, Wickerhamiella pagnoccae and Wickerhamiella shivajii [3]. The sexual stages of species of the genus Wickerhamiella are separated into two subclades.…”

“…The type species of this genus which was described as W. domercqiae [1], has been placed in one subclade while the other six species were assigned to another subclade [4]. Species of the genus Wickerhamiella have been discovered in a variety of habitats including an effluent of a Brazilian sugar-cane processing plant, flowers and flower-visiting insects, especially flies and beetles, and sugar-cane leaf and have also been discovered in other habitats such as alcoholic beverages [5], rhizospheric soil [6] and human [3]. However, discovery of members of the genus Wickerhamiella from lipid-rich habitats or sea water has not yet been reported.…”

Wickerhamiella nakhonpathomensis f.a. sp. nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast species isolated from a mushroom and a flower in Thailand

“…According to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants [5], which permits related anamorphic or teleomorphic species to be assigned to the same genus, 18 species formerly assigned to the genus Candida have consequently been transferred to the genus Wickerhamiella [6]. Several additional members of the genus Wickerhamiella, based on teleomorphic [7] and anamorphic species, were later discovered and described [8][9][10][11][12][13]. At the time of writing, there are 43 species in the genus of Wickerhamiella including six species with a known sexual state viz.…”

Wickerhamiella martinezcruziae f. a., sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from tropical habitats

“…The genus Wickerhamiella consists of species that exhibit nutritional specialization are mostly associated with flowers, fruits, leaves and insects. Forty-three Wickerhamiella species are known, with some exhibiting a cosmopolitan distribution, and others living in specialized habitats in ecosystems of the Neotropics and Asia [1][2][3][4][5]. Most species do not ferment glucose or produce filamentous growth [6].…”