An unusual Xanthophyllomyces strain from leaves of Eucalyptus globulus in Chile

Mycological Research

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 861-867

  Weber, Roland W S ^a   Becerra, José ^b   Silva, Mario J ^b   Davoli, Paolo ^c  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus globulus; Phaffia rhodozyma; Phylloplane yeast; Sap flow; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 26S; XANTHOPHYLL;

EPIPHYTE; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF; SAP FLOW; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPORE; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CHILE; CLASSIFICATION; EUCALYPTUS; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CHILE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EUCALYPTUS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; XANTHOPHYLLS;

BIO BIO; CHILE; CONCEPCION [BIO-BIO]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CYTTARIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 45849131662     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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