Spencermartinsiella henanensis fa., sp. nov., a novel yeast species isolated from rotting wood

Two yeast strains (NYNU 211162 and NYNU 211275) were isolated from rotting wood collected in the Baotianman Nature Reserve, Henan Province, central China. Phylogenetic analysis of the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region revealed that the strains represent a phylogenetically distinct species within the genus . The name fa., sp. nov. is proposed for this species with holotype CICC 33543 (Mycobank MB 851142). sp. nov. differed by only 3 nt (~0.5 %) substitutions from the closest known species NCAIM Y.01817 in the D1/D2 domain, but by 33 nt (~6 %) substitutions, 34 nt (~3.8 %) substitutions, 30 nt (~5.6 %) substitutions and 75 nt (~9.9 %) substitutions in the ITS region and the partial , and genes. Additionally, sp. nov. can be physiologically distinguished from by its ability to assimilate inulin, inability to assimilate ethylamine and cadaverine, and incapability of growth at 30 °C.