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Scheffersomyces insectosa NRRL Y-12854T. Image by Katharina de Oliveira Barros.
Scheffersomyces insectosa NRRL Y-12854T. Image by Katharina de Oliveira Barros.

Scheffersomyces insectosa is associated with insects as other species belonging to Scheffersomyces genus. It was originally isolated from insects (Leptura maculicornis) (1). This species is remarkable for its ability to ferment xylose and it is placed in the xylose-fermenting yeasts subclade of the genus Scheffersomyces which includes S. lignosus, S. illinoinensis, S. insectosa, S. quercinus, S. segobiensis, S. stipitis, S. shehatae, and S. virginianus (2). 

References:

(1) Kurtzman, CP. Scheffersomyces Kurtzman & M. Suzuki (2010). In: Kurtzman CP, Fell JW, Boekhout T (editors). The Yeasts, a Taxonomic Study, 5th ed, vol. 1. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2011. pp. 773-777.

(2) Urbina H & Blackwell M. (2012). Multilocus Phylogenetic Study of the Scheffersomyces Yeast Clade and Characterization of the N-Terminal Region of Xylose Reductase Gene. PLOS One. 7(6):e39128.