Three novel lipomycetaceous yeasts, Lipomyces maratuensis sp. nov., Lipomyces tropicalis sp. nov., and Lipomyces kalimantanensis f.a., sp. nov. isolated from soil from the Maratua and Kalimantan Islands, Indonesia

Abstract

Three novel oleaginous yeasts were isolated from soil collected around Kalimantan Island, Indonesia. Based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics and sequence typing using the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA and translation elongation factor 1 alpha gene (EF-1α), the eight strains were shown to be novel species and were named Lipomyces maratuensis sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110264^T = InaCC Y720^T = JSAT12-2-Y011^T; MycoBank no. MB 816185), Lipomyces tropicalis sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110265^T = InaCC Y730^T = JSAT12-2-Y012^T; MycoBank no. MB 816186), and Lipomyces kalimantanensis f.a., sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110267^T = InaCC Y721^T = JSAT12-2-Y029^T; MycoBank no. MB 816187). Strain NBRC 110264 exhibited high lipid production.