{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["126"],"submitter":["Tian L"],"pubmed_abstract":["High-altitude lakes in Tibet represent unique and underexplored reservoirs of microbial diversity. An investigation of yeast diversity in Basom Lake, a high-altitude lake in Tibet, China, led to the discovery of two novel species: <i>Microbotryozyma lacustris</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region and D1/D2 LSU rRNA gene sequences, complemented by phenotypic characterization, confirmed their distinct taxonomic status. <i>Microbotryozyma lacustris</i> represents the third species described in its genus and the first documented occurrence of <i>Microbotryozyma</i> in a freshwater habitat. <i>Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis</i> further expands the ecological diversity of the genus <i>Cyberlindnera</i>. This study significantly enriches the taxonomic framework of both genera and underscores the value of high-altitude lakes as reservoirs of novel yeast diversity."],"journal":["MycoKeys"],"pagination":["135-150"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12723391"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["&lt;i&gt;Microbotryozyma lacustris&lt;/i&gt; sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Ustilentylomataceae) and &lt;i&gt;Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis&lt;/i&gt; sp. nov. (Ascomycota, Phaffomycetaceae), two novel yeasts isolated from freshwater Lake Basom Tso, China."],"pmcid":["PMC12723391"],"pubmed_authors":["Tian L","Zheng YY","Phurbu D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"&lt;i&gt;Microbotryozyma lacustris&lt;/i&gt; sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Ustilentylomataceae) and &lt;i&gt;Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis&lt;/i&gt; sp. nov. (Ascomycota, Phaffomycetaceae), two novel yeasts isolated from freshwater Lake Basom Tso, China.","description":"High-altitude lakes in Tibet represent unique and underexplored reservoirs of microbial diversity. An investigation of yeast diversity in Basom Lake, a high-altitude lake in Tibet, China, led to the discovery of two novel species: <i>Microbotryozyma lacustris</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region and D1/D2 LSU rRNA gene sequences, complemented by phenotypic characterization, confirmed their distinct taxonomic status. <i>Microbotryozyma lacustris</i> represents the third species described in its genus and the first documented occurrence of <i>Microbotryozyma</i> in a freshwater habitat. <i>Cyberlindnera basumtsoensis</i> further expands the ecological diversity of the genus <i>Cyberlindnera</i>. This study significantly enriches the taxonomic framework of both genera and underscores the value of high-altitude lakes as reservoirs of novel yeast diversity.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-06T05:09:24.344Z","creation":"2026-05-26T03:12:15.81Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12723391","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41446903"],"doi":["10.3897/mycokeys.126.173807"]}}