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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
The yeast communities from necrotic tissues, decaying flowers and fruits, and from larval feeding sites of the moth Sigelgaita sp. in the cactus Pilosocereus arrabidae were surveyed in three restinga ecosystems in Southeastern Brazil. Insects associated with these substrates were sampled to verify the vectoring of yeasts. The cactus Pilosocereus arrabidae was shown to have four different yeast communities associated with it. Necrotic stems had a diverse yeast community with the prevalent species Pichia barkeri, Candida sonorensis, Pichia cactophila, Geotrichum sp., Myxozyma mucilagina and Sporopachydermia sp. A, representing about 80% of the total isolates. Pichia sp. A and a Candida domercqii-like species represented more than 90% of the yeast isolates from decaying flowers. Fruits had a heterogeneous yeast community with typical fruit yeasts of the genus Kloeckera, basidiomicetous anamorphs of the genus Cryptococcus, the black yeast Aureobasidium pullulans, Pichia sp. A, a Candida domercqii-like species, and some cactophilic yeasts, especially Clavispora opuntiae. The feeding site of Sigelgaita sp. larvae had Clavispora opuntiae as the prevalent species. Insect vectors are suggested as one the most important factors influencing the composition of these yeast communities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-6072
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Yeast communities of the cactus Pilosocereus arrabidae and associated insects in the Sandy coastal plains of southeastern Brazil.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't