Value of chemosystematic data for predicting anamorph-teleomorph relationships between the genera Rhodotorula and Rhodosporidum

The anamorph-teleomorph relationships of basidiomycetous yeasts of the genera Rhodotorula and Rhodosporidium are described from the viewpoint of chemosystematics. A considerable number of strains with mating types of Rhodosporidium species were inferred in Rhodotorula strains from a comparison of ch...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 1992, Vol.100 (1/3), p.503-508
Main Author: Komagata, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basidiomycota
chemotaxonomy
fungal anatomy
mating behavior
mating types
relationships
Rhodotorula
sexual reproduction
yeasts
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Summary:The anamorph-teleomorph relationships of basidiomycetous yeasts of the genera Rhodotorula and Rhodosporidium are described from the viewpoint of chemosystematics. A considerable number of strains with mating types of Rhodosporidium species were inferred in Rhodotorula strains from a comparison of chemosystematic information such as DNA base composition, quinone systems, zymograms, cellular carbohydrate composition, and DNA-relatedness, and this decisively confirmed the anamorph-teleomorph relationships indicated by cell conjugation. The usefulness of chemosystematic data for the study of anamorph-teleomorph relationships of yeasts is emphasized by these results.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968