A taxonomic revision of <i>Aureobasidium</i> (<i>Saccotheciaceae, Dothideales</i>) with new species, new names, and typifications.

ABSTRACT: Aureobasidium comprises dimorphic yeast-like fungi that usually produce melanised cells at maturity. Species are globally distributed and ubiquitous, colonizing a variety of habitats. At present, ca 40 species are accepted, with the type, A. pullulans, representing a complex of unresolved cryptic species. In this study, we isolated 128 Aureobasidium from multiple temperate and tropical regions. We performed multigene analyses using eight loci (ITS, 28S, EF1a, ELO2, RPB2, BTUB, mtLSU and mtSSU) on new isolates and including sequences from type material for all available Aureobasidium species. Data on growth, physiological profiles, micro- and macromorphological attributes were also collected and analysed. Several DNA-based species deli

SUBMITTER: Jumbam B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308290 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature