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Scheffersomyces lignicola CBS10612T. Image by Katharina de Oliveira Barros.
Scheffersomyces lignicola CBS10612T. Image by Katharina de Oliveira Barros.

Scheffersomyces lignicola was first isolated from samples of insect frass in Khao-Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (1). It was previously described as an asexual species of the polyphyletic genus Candida, but based on multilocus phylogenetic analysis the genus Scheffersomyces was proposed to accommodate Sc. lignicola (1,2). In addition to the ability to ferment xylose, this species is able to assimilate and ferment cellobiose (3). This is interesting because this sugar is a competitive inhibitor of cellulases and impairs the saccharification process of lignocellulosic materials in ethanol fuel production (3, 4).    

References:
(1) Jindamorakot, S., Limtong, S., Yongmanitchai, W., Tuntirungkij, M., Potacharoen, W., Kawasaki, H., & Nakase, T. (2007). Two new anamorphic yeasts, Candida thailandica sp. nov. and Candida lignicola sp. nov., isolated from insect frass in Thailand. FEMS Yeast Research, 7(8), 1409-1414.
(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.
(3) Santos, R. O., Cadete, R. M., Badotti, F., Mouro, A., Wallheim, D. O., Gomes, F. C., Stambuk B., Lachance, MA. & Rosa, C. A. (2011). Candida queiroziae sp. nov., a cellobiose-fermenting yeast species isolated from rotting wood in Atlantic Rain Forest. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 99(3), 635-642.
(4) Cadete, R. M., Melo, M. A., Lopes, M. R., Pereira, G. M., Zilli, J. E., Vital, M. J., Gomes, F. C.,  Lachance, MA., & Rosa, C. A. (2012). Candida amazonensis sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast isolated from rotting wood in the Amazonian forest. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol, 62(Pt_6), 1438-1440.