The Open Applied Informatics Journal

2011, 5 : 20-29
Published online 2011 July 15. DOI: 10.2174/1874136301005010020
Publisher ID: TOAINFOJ-5-20

Recognition of Yeast Species from Gene Sequence Comparisons

Cletus P. Kurtzman
Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, Illinois 61604, USA

ABSTRACT

This review discusses recognition of yeast species from gene sequence comparisons, which have been responsible for doubling the number of known yeasts over the past decade. The resolution provided by various single gene sequences is examined for both ascomycetous and basidiomycetous species, and the greater resolution of species provided by multigene analyses is discussed. Various methods are presented for rapid species identification using gene sequences.

Keywords:

Yeasts, yeast identification, gene sequence analysis..