Biology:Saitoella complicata

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Short description: Species of fungus

Saitoella complicata
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S. complicata
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Saitoella complicata
Goto, Sugiy., Hamam. & Komag. (1987)[1]

Saitoella complicata is a rare fungus that is one of the nearest relatives of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a widely used model species. While related fungi are pathogens of plants or animals, S. complicata feeds on decaying matter. Its genome has been sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute.[2]

References

  1. GOTO, SHOJI; SUGIYAMA, JUNTA; HAMAMOTO, MAKIKO; KOMAGATA, KAZUO. "Saitoella, a new anamorph genus in the Cryptococcaceae to accommodate two himalayan yeast isolates formerly identified as Rhodotorula glutinis.". The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 33 (1): 75–85. doi:10.2323/jgam.33.75. 
  2. "Saitoella complicata NRRL Y-17804 v1.0". http://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Saico1/Saico1.home.html. 

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