Back Article

Pozo MI, Lachance MA, Herrera CM. 2012. Nectar yeasts of two southern Spanish plants: the roles of immigration and physiological traits in community assembly. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 80:281−293

Mittelbach M, Yurkov AM, Nocentini D, Nepi M, Weigend M, et al. 2015. Nectar sugars and bird visitation define a floral niche for basidiomycetous yeast on the Canary Islands. BMC Ecology 15:e2

Canto A, Herrera CM, Rodriguez R. 2017. Nectar-living yeasts of a tropical host plant community: diversity and effects on community-wide floral nectar traits. PeerJ 5:e3517

Klaps J, Lievens B, Álvarez-Pérez S. 2020. Towards a better understanding of the role of nectar–inhabiting yeasts in plant–animal interactions. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 7:e1

Bogo G, Fisogni A, Rabassa-Juvanteny J, Bortolotti L, Nepi M, et al . 2021. Nectar chemistry is not only a plant's affair: floral visitors affect nectar sugar and amino acid composition. Oikos 130:1180−1192

Jacquemyn H, Pozo MI, Álvarez Pérez S, Lievens B, Fukami T. 2021. Yeast–nectar interactions: metacommunities and effects on pollinators. Current Opinion in Insect Science 44:35−40

Pozo MI, Herrera CM, Bazaga P. 2011. Species richness of yeast communities in floral nectar of southern Spanish plants. Microbial Ecology 61:82−91

Han SM, Hyun SH, Lee HB, Lee HW, Kim HK, et al. 2015. Isolation and identification of yeasts from wild flowers collected around Jangseong lake in Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, and characterization of the unrecorded yeast Bullera coprosmaensis. Mycobiology 43:266−271

Kanpiengjai A, Kodchasee P, Unban K, Kumla J, Lumyong S, et al. 2023. Three new yeast species from flowers of  Camellia sinensis var.   assamica collected in Northern Thailand and their tannin tolerance characterization.  Frontiers in Microbiology  14:e1043430

de Vega C, Albaladejo RG, Guzmán B, Steenhuisen SL, Johnson SD, et al. 2017. Flowers as a reservoir of yeast diversity: description of Wickerhamiella nectarea f. a. sp. nov. , and Wickerhamiella natalensis f. a. sp. nov. from South African flowers and pollinators, and transfer of related Candida species to the genus Wickerhamiella as new combinations. FEMS Yeast Research 17:fox054

de Vega C, Albaladejo RG, Lachance MA. 2018. Metschnikowia maroccana f.a. , sp. nov. , a new yeast species associated with floral nectar from Morocco. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68:2028−2035

Klaps J, de Vega C, Herrera CM, Junker RR, Lievens B, et al. 2020. Candida metrosideri pro tempore sp. nov. and Candida ohialehuae pro tempore sp. nov., two antifungal-resistant yeasts associated with Metrosideros polymorpha flowers in Hawaii. PLoS One 15:e0240093

Shibayama K, Otoguro M, Nakashima C, Yanagida F. 2020. Metschnikowia miensis fa, sp. nov., isolated from flowers in Mie prefecture, Japan. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 113:321−329

Félix CR, Navarro HMC, Paulino GVB, Almeida JH, Landell MF. 2021. Behind the nectar: the yeast community in bromeliads inflorescences after the exudate removal. Mycological Progress 20:1191−1202

Limtong S, Srisuk N, Yongmanitchai W, Kawasaki H, Yurimoto H, et al. 2004. Three new thermotolerant methylotrophic yeasts, Candida krabiensis sp. nov., Candida sithepensis sp. nov. , and Pichia siamensis sp. nov., isolated in Thailand. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 50:119−127

Imanishi Y, Jindamorakot S, Mikata K, Nakagiri A, Limtong S, et al. 2008. Two new ascomycetous anamorphic yeast species related to Candida friedrichii– Candida jaroonii sp. nov., and Candida songkhlaensis sp. nov. isolated in Thailand. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 94:267−276

Jindamorakot S, Limtong S, Yongmanitchai W, Tuntirungkij M, Potacharoen W, et al. 2008. Candida ratchasimensis sp. nov. and Candida khaoyaiensis sp. nov. , two anamorphic yeast species isolated from flowers in Thailand. FEMS Yeast Research 8:955−960

Limtong S, Kaewwichian R, Jindamorakot S, Yongmanitchai W, Nakase T. 2012. Candida wangnamkhiaoensis sp. nov., an anamorphic yeast species in the Hyphopichia clade isolated in Thailand. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 102:23−28

Sarawan S, Mahakhan P, Jindamorakot S, Vichitphan K, Vichitphan S, et al. 2013. Candida konsanensis sp. nov., a new yeast species isolated from Jasminum adenophyllum in Thailand with potentially carboxymethyl cellulase–producing capability. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 29:1481−1486

Hyde KD, Norphanphoun C, Chen J, Dissanayake AJ, Doilom M, et al. 2018. Thailand's amazing diversity: up to 96% of fungi in northern Thailand may be novel. Fungal Diversity 93:215−239

Limtong S, Nitiyon S, Kaewwichian R, Jindamorakot S, Am-In S, et al. 2012. Wickerhamomyces xylosica sp. nov. and Candida phayaonensis sp. nov., two xylose–assimilating yeast species from soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62:2786−2792

Kanpiengjai A, Chui-Chai N, Chaikaew S, Khanongnuch C. 2016. Distribution of tannin–'tolerant yeasts isolated from Miang, a traditional fermented tea leaf ( Camellia sinensis var. assamica) in northern Thailand. International Journal of Food Microbiology 238:121−131

Kumla J, Nundaeng S, Suwannarach N, Lumyong S. 2020. Evaluation of multifarious plant growth promoting trials of yeast isolated from the soil of Assam tea ( Camellia sinensis var. assamica) plantations in Northern Thailand. Microorganisms 8:e1168

Nundaeng S, Suwannarach N, Limtong S, Khuna S, Kumla J, et al. 2021. An updated global species diversity and phylogeny in the genus Wickerhamomyces with addition of two new species from Thailand. Journal of Fungi 7:e957

Sapsirisuk S, Polburee P, Lorliam W, Limtong S. 2022. Discovery of oleaginous yeast from mountain forest soil in Thailand.  Journal of Fungi  8:e1100

Kodchasee P, Pharin N, Suwannarach N, Unban K, Saenjum C, et al. 2023. Assessment of tannin tolerant non– Saccharomyces yeasts isolated from Miang for production of health–targeted beverage using Miang processing byproducts. Journal of Fungi 9:e165

Kurtzman CP. 2011. Priceomyces M. Suzuki & Kurtzman (2010). In The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. Volume 2. 5^th Edition. New York, US: Elsevier. pp. 719–724 doi: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00059-8

Kurtzman CP, Robnett CJ. 1998. Identification and phylogeny of ascomycetous yeasts from analysis of nuclear large subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA partial sequences. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 73:331−371

White TJ, Bruns T, Lee S, Taylor J. 1990. Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal RNA genes for phylogenetics. In PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, eds. Innis MA, Gelfand DH, Sninsky JJ, White TJ. New York, US: Academic Press. pp. 315–322 doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-372180-8.50042-1

Wang QM, Theelen B, Groenewald M, Bai FY, Boekhout T. 2014. Moniliellomycetes and Malasseziomycetes, two new classes in Ustilaginomycotina. Persoonia 33:41−47

Katoh K, Rozewicki J, Yamada KD. 2019. MAFFT online service: multiple sequence alignment, interactive sequence choice and visualization. Briefings in Bioinformatics 20:1160−1166

Hall TA. 1999. BioEdit: a user-friendly biological sequence alignment editor and analysis program for Windows 95/98/NT. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 41:95−98

Miller MA, Pfeiffer W, Schwartz T. 2010. Creating the CIPRES science gateway for inference of large phylogenetic trees. Proceedings of the Gateway Computing Environments Workshop (GCE), New Orleans, LA, USA, 14 November 2010. USA: IEEE. pp. 1–8 doi: 10.1109/GCE.2010.5676129

Stamatakis A. 2014. RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies. Bioinformatics 30:1312−1313

Ronquist F, Teslenko M, van der Mark P, Ayres DL, Darling A, et al. 2012. MrBayes 3.2: efficient Bayesian phylogenetic inference and model choice across a large model space. Systematic Biology 61:539−542

Rannala B, Yang Z. 1996. Probability distribution of molecular evolutionary trees: a new method of phylogenetic inference. Journal of Molecular Evolution 43:304−311

Zhaxybayeva O, Gogarten JP. 2002. Bootstrap, Bayesian probability and maximum likelihood mapping: exploring new tools for comparative genome analyses. BMC Genomics 3:e4

Nylander JAA. 2004. MrModeltest v25. Program Distributed by the Author. Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Rambaut A. 2016. FigTree, version 1.4.3. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.

MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank. www.mycobank.org (Accessed 25 July 2025)

Hyde KD, Noorabadi MT, Thiyagaraja V, He MQ, Johnston PR, et al. 2024. The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 15:5146−6239

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Mikhailov KV, Péter G, Aptroot A, et al. 2024. Classes and phyla of the kingdom Fungi. Fungal Diversity 128:1−165

Péter G, Dlauchy D, Tornai-Lehoczki J, Suzuki M, Kurtzman CP. 2011. Spencermartinsiella europaea gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Trichomonascaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61:993−1000

Chai CY, Gao WL, Yan ZL, Hui FL. 2022. Four new species of Trichomonascaceae (Saccharomycetales, Saccharomycetes) from Central China. MycoKeys 90:1−18

Sipiczki M. 2010. Candida stigmatis sp. nov., a new anamorphic yeast species isolated from flowers. FEMS Yeast Research 10:362−365

Zhu HH, Li AH, Liu MM, Jiang YL, Zhao XM, et al. 2025. Proposal of two new genera and seventy-seven new species of ascomycetous yeasts isolated from China. BioRxiv

Index Fungorum 2025. Index Fungorum. www.indexfungorum.org (Accessed 25 July 2025)

Alimadadi N, Soudi MR, Wang SA, Wang QM, Talebpour Z, et al. 2016. Starmerella orientalis f.a., sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from flowers. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66:1476−1481

Wei YH, Zhu HY, Wen Z, Guo LC, Bai M, et al. 2024. Starmerella fangiana f.a. sp. nov., a new ascomycetous yeast species from Daqu-making environment and other sources. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 74:e006581

van der Walt JP, Johannsen E, Yarrow D. 1978. Torulopsis geochares and Torulopsis azyma, two new, haploid species of ascomycetous affinity. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44:97−104

Rosa CA, Morais PB, Lachance MA, Pimenta RS, Santos RO, et al. 2006. Candida azymoides sp. n., a yeast species from tropical fruits and larva (Ascomycota) of Anastrepha mucronota (Diptera: Tephritidae). Lundiana 7:83−86

Nguyen NH, Suh SO, Blackwell M. 2011. Spathaspora N.H. Nguyen, S.-O. Suh & M. Blackwell. In The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. 5^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 795–797 doi: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00068-9

Lv SL, Chai CY, Wang Y, Yan ZL, Hui FL. 2020. Five new additions to the genus Spathaspora (Saccharomycetales, Debaryomycetaceae) from southwest China. MycoKeys 75:31−49

van der Walt JP, Van der Klift WC. 1972. Pichia melissophila sp. nov. , a new osmototolerant yeast from apiarian sources. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 38:361−364

van der Walt JP. 1978. Candida fermenticarens—a new yeast from arboricole lichen. Bothalia 12:561−562

Lachance MA. 2016. Metschnikowia: half tetrads, a regicide and the fountain of youth. Yeast 33:563−574

Sipiczki M. 2006. Metschnikowia strains isolated from botrytized grapes antagonize fungal and bacterial growth by iron depletion. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72:6716−6724

Kurtzman CP, Robnett CJ. 2013. Relationships among genera of the Saccharomycotina ( Ascomycota) from multigene phylogenetic analysis of type species. FEMS Yeast Research 13:23−33

Suh SO, Blackwell M, Kurtzman CP, Lachance MA. 2006. Phylogenetics of Saccharomycetales, the ascomycete yeasts. Mycologia 98:1006−1017

Liu XZ, Wang QM, Göker M, Groenewald M, Kachalkin AV, et al. 2015. Towards an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes. Studies in Mycology 81:85−147

Park S, Srinivasan S. 2024. Isolation and characterization of two unreported yeast species from wildflowers and mountain soil in Korea in the families Filobasidiaceae and Piskurozymaceae.  Journal of Species Research  13:48−53

Chai CY, Xi ZW, Niu QH, Hui FL. 2025. Phylogeny and phenotype of Filobasidium revealing three new species (Filobasidiaceae, Filobasidiales) from China. MycoKeys 114:49−65

Li AH, Yuan FX, Groenewald M, Bensch K, Yurkov AM, et al. 2020. Diversity and phylogeny of basidiomycetous yeasts from plant leaves and soil: proposal of two new orders, three new families, eight new genera and one hundred and seven new species. Studies in Mycology 96:17−140

Turchetti B, Buzzini P, Goretti M, Branda E, Diolaiuti G, et al. 2008. Psychrophilic yeasts in glacial environments of Alpine glaciers. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 63:73−83

Wang QM, Begerow D, Groenewald M, Liu XZ, Theelen B, et al. 2015. Multigene phylogeny and taxonomic revision of yeasts and related fungi in the Ustilaginomycotina.  Studies in Mycology  81:55−83

Wang QM, Boekhout T, Bai FY. 2011. Cryptococcus foliicola sp. nov. and Cryptococcus taibaiensis sp. nov., novel basidiomycetous yeast species from plant leaves. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 57:285−291

Zaragoza O, Rodrigues ML, De Jesus M, Frases S, Dadachova E, et al. 2009. The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Advances in Applied Microbiology 68:133−216

Kwon-Chung KJ, Fraser JA, Doering TL, Wang Z, Janbon G, et al. 2014. Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the etiologic agents of cryptococcosis. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine 4:a019760

Fell JW, Statzell-Tallman A. 2000. Cryptococcus Vuillemin. In The Yeasts: A Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW. 4^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 742–767

Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T, Robert V. 2011. Methods for isolation, phenotypic characterization and maintenance of yeasts. In The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. 5^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 87–110 doi: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00007-0

Metzler B, Oberwinkler F, Petzold H. 1989. Rhynchogastrema gen. nov. and Rhynchogastremaceae fam. nov. ( Tremellales). Systematic and Applied Microbiology 12:280−287

Weiss M, Bauer R, Sampaio JP, Oberwinkler F. 2014. Tremellomycetes and related groups. In Systematics and Evolution Part A: the mycota, eds. McLaughlin D, Spatafora J. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 331–355 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55318-9_12

Yurkov A, Guerreiro MA, Sharma L, Carvalho C, Fonseca Á. 2015. Multigene assessment of the species boundaries and sexual status of the basidiomycetous yeasts Cryptococcus flavescens and C. terrestris (Tremellales). PLoS One 10:e0120400

Machado Pagani D, Brandão LR, Santos ARO, Felix CR, Pais Ramos J, et al. 2016. Papiliotrema leoncinii sp. nov. and Papiliotrema miconiae sp. nov., two tremellaceous yeast species from Brazil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66:1799−1806

Saluja P, Prasad GS. 2007. Cryptococcus rajasthanensis sp. nov., an anamorphic yeast species related to Cryptococcus laurentii, isolated from Rajasthan, India. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57:414−418

Pohl CH, Kock JLF, van Wyk PWJ, Albertyn J. 2006. Cryptococcus anemochoreius sp. nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from the atmosphere in central South Africa. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56:2703−2706

Fonseca Á, Boekhout T, Fell JW. 2011. Cryptococcus Vuillemin (1901). In The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. 5^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1661–1737 doi: 10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00138-5

Golubev WI, Sampaio JP, Gadanho M, Golubeva EW. 2004. Cryptococcus paraflavus sp. nov. (Tremellales), isolated from steppe plants in Russia. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 50:65−69

Middelhoven WJ, Scorzetti G, Fell JW. 2004. Systematics of the anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast genus Trichosporon Behrend with the description of five novel species: Trichosporon vadense, T. smithiae, T. dehoogii, T. scarabaeorum and T. gamsii. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54:975−986

Bauer R, Begerow D, Sampaio JP, Weiβ M, Oberwinkler F. 2006. The simple–septate basidiomycetes: a synopsis. Mycological Progress 5:41−66

Jiang YL, Bao WJ, Liu F, Wang GS, Yurkov AM, et al. 2024. Proposal of one new family, seven new genera and seventy new basidiomycetous yeast species mostly isolated from Tibet and Yunnan provinces, China.  Studies in Mycology  109:57−153

Hwang H, Bai J, Sathiyaraj S. 2025. Characterization of two unrecorded yeast species in the families Cystobasidiaceae and Sporidiobolaceae isolated from Craspedonotus tibialis and mountain soil in Korea. Journal of Species Research 14:74−80

Schoutteten N, Yurkov A, Spirin V, Savchenko A, Aime MC, et al. 2024. Examination of mycoparasites reveals a new type of host-parasite interface and rearranges the taxonomy of Occultifur and Microsporomyces ( Cystobasidiomycetes, Basidiomycota). Studies in Mycology 109:451−486

Nagahama T, Hamamoto M, Nakase T, Horikoshi K. 2003. Rhodotorula benthica sp. nov. and Rhodotorula calyptogenae sp. nov., novel yeast species from animals collected from the deep-sea floor, and Rhodotorula lysiniphila sp. nov., which is related phylogenetically. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53:897−903

Guo Z, Wang Y, Hou Q, Li W, Zhao H, et al. 2019. Halobasidium xiangyangense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new xylose–utilizing yeast in the family Cystobasidiaceae, isolated from the pickling sauce used to make Datoucai, a high-salt fermented food. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69:139−145

Lu YF, Chai CY, Hui FL. 2024. Two new Erythrobasidium species inhabiting the phyllosphere discovered in the Baotianman Nature Reserve in China. Frontiers in Microbiology 15:e1287984

Haelewaters D, Toome Heller M, Albu S, Aime MC. 2020. Red yeasts from leaf surfaces and other habitats: three new species and a new combination of Symmetrospora ( Pucciniomycotina, Cystobasidiomycetes). Fungal Systematics and Evolution 5:187−196

Hamamoto M, Boekhout T, Nakase T. 2011. Sporobolomyces Kluyver & van Niel (1924). In The Yeasts: a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. 5^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1929–1990 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-52149-1.00156-7

Sampaio JP, Golubev WI, Fell JW, Gadanho M, Golubev NW. 2004. Curvibasidium cygneicollum gen. nov., sp. nov. and Curvibasidium pallidicorallinum sp. nov., novel taxa in the Microbotryomycetidae (Urediniomycetes), and their relationship with Rhodotorula fujisanensis and Rhodotorula nothofagi. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54:1401−1407

Bourret TB, Edwards CG, Henick-Kling T, Glawe DA. 2012. Curvibasidium rogersii, a new yeast species in the Microbotryomycetes. North American Fungi 7:1−8

Kot AM, Błażejak S, Kurcz A, Gientka I, Kieliszek M. 2016. Rhodotorula glutinis—potential source of lipids, carotenoids, and enzymes for use in industries. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 100:6103−6117

Li YY, Wang MM, Groenewald M, Li AH, Guo YT, et al. 2022. Proposal of two new combinations, twenty new species, four new genera, one new family, and one new order for the anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast species in Ustilaginomycotina. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:e777338

Pore RS, Fell JW. 2011. Reniforma Pore & Sorenson (1990). In The Yeasts: a Taxonomic Study, eds. Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T. 5^th Edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 1869 –1872 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52149-1.00154-3

Toome M, Roberson RW, Aime MC. 2013. Meredithblackwellia eburnea gen. et sp. nov., Kriegeriaceae fam. nov. and Kriegeriales ord. nov. — toward resolving higher-level classification in Microbotryomycetes. Mycologia 105:486−495

Gimenez-Jurado G, van Uden N. 1989. Leucosporidium fellii sp. nov., a basidiomycetous yeast that degrades L(+)-tartaric acid. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 55:133−141

Nakase T, Suzuki M. 1986. Bullera intermedia sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces oryzicola sp. nov. isolated from dead leaves of Oryza sativa. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 32:149−155

Mašínová T, Pontes A, Carvalho C, Sampaio JP, Baldrian P. 2017. Libkindia masarykiana gen. et sp. nov., Yurkovia mendeliana gen. et sp. nov. and Leucosporidium krtinense f. a. sp. nov., isolated from temperate forest soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67:902−908

Khunnamwong P, Nualthaisong P, Kingphadung K, Takashima M, Sugita T, et al. 2025. Rhodotorula tropicalis sp. nov., a novel red yeast of the order Sporidiobolales isolated from Thailand, Indonesia and Japan. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 75:e006701

Libkind D, Gadanho M, van Broock M, Sampaio JP. 2005. Sporidiobolus longiusculus sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces patagonicus sp. nov. , novel yeasts of the Sporidiobolales isolated from aquatic environments in Patagonia, Argentina. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 55:503−509

Hamamoto M, Nakase T. 2000. Phylogenetic analysis of the ballistoconidium-forming yeast genus Sporobolomyces based on 18S rDNA sequences. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 50:1373−1380

Lorenzini M, Zapparoli G, Azzolini M, Carvalho C, Sampaio JP. 2019. Sporobolomyces agrorum sp. nov. and Sporobolomyces sucorum sp. nov., two novel basidiomycetous yeast species isolated from grape and apple must in Italy. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69:3385−3391

Begerow D, Bauer R, Oberwinkler F. 2002. The Exobasidiales: an evolutionary hypothesis. Mycological Progress 1:187−199

Rush TA, Aime MC. 2013. The genus Meira: phylogenetic placement and description of a new species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 103:1097−1106

Piepenbring M, Hartmann M, Hofmann TA, Lutz M. 2020. Two new species in a new genus and a critical revision of Brachybasidiaceae (Exobasidiales, Basidiomycota) in honor of Franz Oberwinkler. Mycological Progress 19:351−365

Boekhout T, Theelen B, Houbraken J, Robert V, Scorzetti G, et al. 2003. Novel anamorphic mite–associated fungi belonging to the Ustilaginomycetes: Meira geulakonigii gen. nov., sp. nov., Meira argovae sp. nov. and Acaromyces ingoldii gen. nov., sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 53:1655−1664

Yasuda F, Izawa H, Yamagishi D, Akamatsu H, Kodama M, et al. 2006. Meira nashicola sp. nov. , a novel basidiomycetous, anamorphic yeastlike fungus isolated from Japanese pear fruit with reddish stain. Mycoscience 47:36−40

Wang J, Zhao M, Xie N, Huang M, Feng Y. 2022. Community structure of yeast in fermented soy sauce and screening of functional yeast with potential to enhance the soy sauce flavor. International Journal of Food Microbiology 370:e109652

Somrithipol S, Gareth Jones EB, Sommai S, Suetrong S, Mongkolsamrith S, et al. 2018. Laurobasidiaceae fam. nov. (Exobasidiales, Basidiomycota), a new family for fungi causing galls with aerial root–like outgrowths, with a new record from Thailand of Laurobasidium hachijoense on a new host, Cinnamomum subavenium. Phytotaxa 347:150−164

Francesca N, Guerreiro MA, Carvalho C, Coelho M, Alfonzo A, et al. 2016. Jaminaea phylloscopi sp. nov. (Microstromatales), a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from migratory birds in the Mediterranean basin. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66:824−829

Wei YH, Liou GY, Liu HY, Lee FL. 2011. Sympodiomycopsis kandeliae sp. nov., a basidiomycetous anamorphic fungus from mangroves, and reclassification of Sympodiomycopsis lanaiensis as Jaminaea lanaiensis comb. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61:469−473

Sugiyama J, Tokuoka K, Suh SO, Hirata A, Komagata K. 1991. Sympodiomycopsis: a new yeast-like anamorph genus with basidiomycetous nature from orchid nectar. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 59:95−108

Chen L, Zhang L, Li ZH, Hui FL. 2013. Sympodiomycopsis yantaiensis sp. nov. , a basidiomycetous yeast isolated from insect frass. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63:3501−3505

Geiser E, Wiebach V, Wierckx N, Blank LM. 2014. Prospecting the biodiversity of the fungal family Ustilaginaceae for the production of value-added chemicals. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 1:1−10.

Beck A, Zibek S. 2020. Growth behavior of selected Ustilaginaceae fungi used for mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL) biosurfactant production–evaluation of a defined culture medium. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8:e555280

Wierckx N, Miebach K, Ihling N, Hussnaetter KP, Büchs J, et al. 2021. Perspectives for the application of Ustilaginaceae as biotech cell factories. Essays in Biochemistry 65:365−379.

Begerow D, Schäfer AM, Kellner R, Yurkov A, Kemler M, et al. 2014. Ustilaginomycotina. In Systematics and Evolution: the mycota, eds. McLaughlin D, Spatafora J. vol. 7A. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 295–329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55318-9_11

Boekhout T. 1995. Pseudozyma Bandoni emend, Boekhout, a genus for yeast-like anamorphs of Ustilaginales. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology 41:359−366

Wang QM, Jia JH, Bai FY. 2006. Pseudozyma hubeiensis sp. nov. and Pseudozyma shanxiensis sp. nov., novel ustilaginomycetous anamorphic yeast species from plant leaves. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56:289−293

Monapathi ME, Bezuidenhout CC, James Rhode OH. 2020. Aquatic yeasts: diversity, characteristics and potential health implications. Journal of Water and Health 18:91−105

Boekhout T, Amend AS, El Baidouri F, Gabaldón T, Geml J, et al. 2022. Trends in yeast diversity discovery. Fungal Diversity 114:491−537

Gouka L, Raaijmakers JM, Cordovez V. 2022. Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts. Trends in Plant Science 27:1109−1123

Rosa CA, Lachance MA, Limtong S, Santos ARO, Landell MF, et al. 2023. Yeasts from tropical forests: biodiversity, ecological interactions, and as sources of bioinnovation. Yeast 40:511−539

Moschetti G, Alfonzo A, Francesca N. 2017. Yeasts in birds. In Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Diversity, eds. Buzzini P, Lachance MA, Yurkov A. Cham: Springer. pp. 435–454 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62683-3_14

Malassigné S, Minard G, Vallon L, Martin E, Valiente Moro C, et al. 2021. Diversity and functions of yeast communities associated with insects. Microorganisms 9:e1552

Fenner ED, Scapini T, da Costa Diniz M, Giehl A, Treichel H, et al. 2022. Nature's most fruitful threesome: The relationship between yeasts, insects, and angiosperms. Journal of Fungi 8:e984

Caetano CF, Gaspar C, Martinez-de-Oliveira J, Palmeira-de-Oliveira A, Rolo J. 2023. The role of yeasts in human health: a review. Life 13:e924

Jeong SH, Lee SH, Jung JY, Choi EJ, Jeon CO. 2013. Microbial succession and metabolite changes during long‐term storage of kimchi. Journal of Food Science 78:M763−M769

Morata A, Escott C, Bañuelos, MA, Loira I, del Fresno JM, et al. 2019. Contribution of non- Saccharomyces yeasts to wine freshness. A review. Biomolecules 10:e34

Tamang JP, Lama S. 2022. Probiotic properties of yeasts in traditional fermented foods and beverages. Journal of Applied Microbiology 132:3533−3542

Methner Y, Hutzler M, Zarnkow M, Prowald A, Endres F, et al. 2022. Investigation of non- Saccharomyces yeast strains for their suitability for the production of non-alcoholic beers with novel flavor profiles. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 80:341−355

Ellis DJ, Kerr ED, Schenk G, Schulz BL. 2022. Metabolomics of non- Saccharomyces yeasts in fermented beverages. Beverages 8:e41

Staniszewski A, Kordowska-Wiater M. 2021. Probiotic and potentially probiotic yeasts characteristics and food application. Foods 10:e1306

Tao Z, Yuan H, Liu M, Liu Q, Zhang S, et al. 2023. Yeast extract: characteristics, production, applications and future perspectives. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 33:151−166

Liu Z, Wang J, Nielsen J. 2022. Yeast synthetic biology advances biofuel production. Current Opinion in Microbiology 65:33−39

Vadkertiová R, Molnárová J, Vránová D, Sláviková E. 2012. Yeasts and yeast-like organisms associated with fruits and blossoms of different fruit trees. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 58:1344−1352

Cadete RM, Lopes MR, Rosa CA. 2017. Yeasts associated with decomposing plant material and rotting wood. In Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Diversity, eds. Buzzini P, Lachance MA, Yurkov A. Cham: Springer. pp. 265–292 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62683-3_9

Chappell CR, Fukami T. 2018. Nectar yeasts: A natural microcosm for ecology. Yeast 35:417−423

Vu D, Groenewald M, Szöke S, Cardinali G, Eberhardt U, et al. 2016. DNA barcoding analysis of more than 9000 yeast isolates contributes to quantitative thresholds for yeast species and genera delimitation. Studies in Mycology 85:91−105

Vu D, de Vries M, van den Ende BG, Houbraken J, Nilsson RH, et al. 2026. Advancing yeast identification using high-throughput DNA barcode data from a curated culture collection. Molecular Ecology Resources 26:e70082

Glushakova AM, Kachalkin AV, Chernov IY. 2014. Yeasts in the flowers of entomophilic plants of the Moscow region. Microbiology 83:125−134

Hyun SH, Min JH, Lee HB, Kim HK, Lee JS. 2014. Isolation and diversity of yeasts from wild flowers in Ulleungdo and Yokjido, Korea. The Korean Journal of Mycology 42:28−33

Lachance MA. 2006. Yeast biodiversity: how many and how much? In Biodiversity and Ecophysiology of Yeasts. The Yeast Handbook, eds. Péter G, Rosa C. Heidelberg: Springer. pp. 1–9 doi: 10.1007/3-540-30985-3_1

Peay KG, Belisle M, Fukami T. 2012. Phylogenetic relatedness predicts priority effects in nectar yeast communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279:749−758

Tiago MRM, Cortez ACA, Souza JVB, Brito DV, Carvalho-Zilse GA. 2022. Fungi associated with hives and castes of the Amazonian stingless bees Melipona interrupta and Melipona seminigra. Research Square

Xue SJ, Li XC, Huang X, Liu J, Li Y, et al. 2023. Diversity investigation of cultivable yeasts associated with honeycombs and identification of a novel Rhodotorula toruloides strain with the robust concomitant production of lipid and carotenoid. Bioresource Technology 370:e128573

Yurkov A. 2017. Temporal and geographic patterns in yeast distribution. In Yeasts in Natural Ecosystems: Ecology, eds. Buzzini P, Lachance MA, Yurkov A. Cham: Springer. pp. 101–130 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61575-2_4

Boonmee S, Wanasinghe DN, Calabon MS, Huanraluek N, Chandrasiri SKU, et al. 2021. Fungal diversity notes 1387–1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa. Fungal Diversity 111:1−335

Suwannarach N, Kumla J, Lumyong S. 2021. Spegazzinia camelliae sp. nov. (Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosprales), a new endophytic fungus from northern Thailand. Phytotaxa 483:117−128

Kumla J, Suwannarach N, Wannathes N. 2021. Hymenagaricus saisamornae sp. nov. (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from northern Thailand. Chiang Mai Journal of Science 48:827−836

Kumla J, Jatuwong K, Tanruean K, Khuna S, Srinuanpan S, et al. 2024. A new edible wild mushroom species, Panus sribuabanensis (Panaceae, Polyporales) from Northern Thailand and its nutritional composition, total phenolic content, and antioxidant activity. Mycobiology 52:1−12

Kumla J, Kaewnunta A, Suwannarach N. 2025. Lentinus saisamorniae (Polyporaceae, Polyporales), a new edible macrofungus from northern Thailand. Phytotaxa 705:149−161

Bhunjun CS, Niskanen T, Suwannarach N, Wannathes N, Chen YJ, et al. 2022. The numbers of fungi: are the most speciose genera truly diverse? Fungal Diversity 114:387−462

Senwanna C, Kumla J, Kodchasee P, Duangkon N, Suwannarach N. 2025. Additions of new endolichenic fungi to Herpotrichiellaceae (Chaetothyriales, Ascomycota) from northern Thailand. MycoKeys 120:193−229