Carbohydrate Composition and Taxonomy of Geotrichum, Trichosporon and Allied Genera

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Journal Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Publisher Springer

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1979 Jan 1

PMID 575971

Citations 18

Authors

A C Weijman

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Abstract

The yeast-like genera Geotrichum and Trichosporon are heterogeneous and are related with anamorphs of both ascomycetous and basidiomycetous fungi. A rearrangement can be obtained using carbohydrate composition of intact cells, studied with the aid of gas-liquid chromatography. The genus Geotrichum is restricted to ascomycetous species with a dominance of galactomannans, whereas Trichosporon is reserved for basidiomycete-like, xylose-containing species. Consequently, some new combinations are introduced in both genera. Representatives of related genera are included for comparison: e.g. Dipodascus, Hyphophichia, Cryptococcus and Filobasidium.

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