Yeasts associated with termites: a phenotypic and genotypic characterization and use of coevolution for dating evolutionary radiations in asco- and basidiomycetes

Scheffersomyces cryptocercus: a new xylose-fermenting yeast associated with the gut of wood roaches and new combinations in theSugiyamaellayeast clade

“…Several strains of a yeast closely related to Candida sake were found in the gut of the wood roach, C. punctulatus (Prillinger et al 1996, Prillinger andKö nig 2006). Candida sake also has been isolated from food and liquid fermentations as well as soil and water and clinical isolations.…”

“…Most studies of gut inhabitants of wood roaches, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), have focused on enumeration of bacteria, especially endosymbiontic bacteria, and protists without mention of fungi that may have been present (Sacchi et al 1998;Clark and Kambhampati 2003;Kitade 2004;Maekawa et al 2005;Noda et al 2006;Klass et al 2008;Berlanga et al 2009;Carpenter et al 2009;Ohkuma et al 2009;Carpenter et al 2010Carpenter et al , 2011. One study, however, reported the isolation of a yeast species from Cryptocercus punctulatus (Prillinger et al 1996, Prillinger andKö nig 2006).…”

Biodiversity of Yeasts in the Gastrointestinal Ecosystem with Emphasis on Its Importance for the Host

“…These phenotypes were related to the genera Candida, Sporothrix, Pichia and Debaryomyces. In another study, Debaryomyces hansenii and Sporothrix albicans as well as species of Trichosporon and Rhodosporidium could also be found in the hindgut of the termites from families: Mastotermitidae, Hodotermitidae, Kalotermitidae and Rhinotermitidae and roaches (Prillinger et al, 1996).…”

Dr. Robert Bauer (1950-2014) in memoriam: botanist, mycologist, and electron microscopist

“…Bauer contributed also to broader studies dealing with the phylogeny and systematics of fungi, with special reference to Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, and their yeasts (Prillinger 1996(Prillinger , 2002.…”