Multigene phylogeny and taxonomic revision of yeasts and related fungi in the Ustilaginomycotina
- Wang, Q.-M.
- Begerow, D.
- Groenewald, M.
- Liu, X.-Z.
- Theelen, B.
- Bai, F.-Y.
- Boekhout, T.
DOIAbstract
AbstractThe subphylum Ustilaginomycotina (Basidiomycota, Fungi) comprises mainly plant pathogenic fungi (smuts). Some of the lineages possess cultivable unicellular stages that are usually classified as yeast or yeast-like species in a largely artificial taxonomic system which is independent from and largely incompatible with that of the smut fungi. Here we performed phylogenetic analyses based on seven genes including three nuclear ribosomal RNA genes and four protein coding genes to address the molecular phylogeny of the ustilaginomycetous yeast species and their filamentous counterparts. Taxonomic revisions were proposed to reflect this phylogeny and to implement the ‘One Fungus = One Name’ principle. The results confirmed that the yeast...
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