Komagataella populi
| Komagataella populi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pichiomycetes |
| Order: | Pichiales |
| Family: | Pichiaceae |
| Genus: | Komagataella |
| Species: | K. populi
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| Binomial name | |
| Komagataella populi Kurtzman, 2012
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Komagataella populi is a species of ascomycete fungi existing as a yeast.
Discovery
Komagataella populi was first described in 2012 from a sample taken in 1945 from Peoria, Illinois, from the sap of a cottonwood tree (Populus deltoides).[1]
Growth and morphology
Komagataella populi, when grown on YM agar, is white in color and has been described as spherical to ellipsoidal in shape, with sizes ranging from 2-6 μm.[1] Cells typically appear singly or in pairs. Cell division is performed via multilateral budding.[1] Ascospore formation is infrequent and results in hat-shaped ascospores.[1]
Komagataella populi is capable of fermentation of glucose, as well as weak fermentation of trehalose. It is unable to ferment many other common sugars.[1] It has been shown to use methanol and xylose as carbon sources more efficiently than other species of Komagataella.[2]
Phylogeny
Komagataella populi is believed to be most closely related to Komagataella pseudopastoris and Komagataella mondaviorum.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Kurtzman, Cletus P. (2012-05-01). "Komagataella populi sp. nov. and Komagataella ulmi sp. nov., two new methanol assimilating yeasts from exudates of deciduous trees". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 101 (4): 859–868. doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9702-6. ISSN 1572-9699. PMID 22302468.
- ^ a b Heistinger, Lina; Dohm, Juliane C.; Paes, Barbara G.; Koizar, Daniel; Troyer, Christina; Ata, Özge; Steininger-Mairinger, Teresa; Mattanovich, Diethard (2022-04-25). "Genotypic and phenotypic diversity among Komagataella species reveals a hidden pathway for xylose utilization". Microbial Cell Factories. 21 (1): 70. doi:10.1186/s12934-022-01796-3. ISSN 1475-2859. PMC 9036795. PMID 35468837.
- ^ Naumova, E. S.; Boundy-Mills, K. L.; Naumov, G. I. (2020-05-01). "Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Biotechnologically Important Methylotrophic Yeasts Komagataella". Microbiology. 89 (3): 294–300. doi:10.1134/S002626172003011X. ISSN 1608-3237.