This article will address the topic of Sporobolomyces, which has been the subject of interest and debate over the years. In today's society, Sporobolomyces plays a fundamental role in various aspects of daily life, influencing everything from the way we relate to others to our decisions on a personal and professional level. This topic has aroused the curiosity of academics, specialists and the general public, due to its relevance today. Along these lines, different points of view and approaches on Sporobolomyces will be explored, with the aim of providing a complete and enriching perspective that allows the reader to better understand the importance of this topic in today's society.
Sporobolomyces | |
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Ballistoconidia of Sporobolomyces salmonicolor | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Microbotryomycetes |
Order: | Sporidiobolales |
Family: | Sporidiobolaceae |
Genus: | Sporobolomyces Kluyver & C.B.Niel (1924) |
Type species | |
Sporobolomyces roseus Kluyver & C.B. Niel (1924)
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Synonyms | |
Aessosporon Van der Walt (1970) |
Sporobolomyces is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina. Species produce both yeast states and hyphal states. The latter form teliospores from which auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate) basidia emerge, bearing basidiospores. Yeast colonies are salmon-pink to red. Sporobolomyces species occur worldwide and have been isolated (as yeasts) from a wide variety of substrates. They produce ballistoconidia that are bilaterally symmetrical, they have Coenzyme Q10 or Coenzyme Q10(H2) as their major ubiquinone, they lack xylose in whole-cell hydrolysates, and they cannot ferment sugars. One species, Sporobolomyces salmonicolor, is known to cause disease in humans.
Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that Sporobolomyces sensu stricto is a monophyletic (natural) genus, but that many species previously placed in the genus belong elsewhere. The teleomorphic (hyphal) state was formerly referred to the genus Sporidiobolus, but, following changes to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, the practice of giving different names to teleomorph and anamorph forms of the same fungus was discontinued, meaning that Sporidiobolus became a synonym of the earlier name Sporobolomyces.