Unexpected diversity of flower-associated Aureobasidium reveals sixteen novel species from northern Thailand Author Senwanna, Chanokned 0000-0002-1008-4514 Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Kodchasee, Pratthana 0000-0003-0432-4910 Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Kathongthung, Chirayut https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0517-6063 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Samarakoon, Milan C. 0000-0002-4815-125X Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Khunnamwong, Pannida 0000-0001-7536-929X Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand & Biodiversity Center Kasetsart University (BDCKU), Bangkok 10900, Thailand Author Kumla, Jaturong 0000-0002-3673-6541 Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Suwannarach, Nakarin 0000-0002-2653-1913 Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand & Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand text IMA Fungus 2026 2026-08-03 17 e 188009 e 188009 journal article 10.3897/imafungus.17.188009 886a31e5-f62a-4cd0-8ce1-9a2ca11f7afb
Assimilation profiles of carbon and nitrogen sources and fermentation ability of the Aureobasidium strains studied.
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Strain 1: A. anthicola SDBR-CMU 851, 2: A. bougainvilleae SDBR-CMU 858, 3: A. catharanthi SDBR-CMU 842, 4: A. chiangmaiense SDBR-CMU 819, 5: A. florale SDBR-CMU 832, 6: A. floricola SDBR-CMU 829, 7: A. florigenum SDBR-CMU 865, 8: A. kwanphayaoense SDBR-CMU 849, 9: A. lannaense SDBR-CMU 863, 10: A. oroxyli SDBR-CMU 827, 11: A. phayaoense SDBR-CMU 852, 12: A. plumeriae SDBR-CMU 836, 13: A. pollinicola SDBR-CMU 861, 14: A. saisamorniae SDBR-CMU 848, 15: A. savitreeae SDBR-CMU 824, and 16: A. siamense SDBR-CMU 847. Characteristics: strong assimilation / fermentation (++), assimilation / fermentation (+), weak assimilation / fermentation (w), negative assimilation / fermentation (-); pigmentation: light brown pigmentation (*), light pink pigmentation (**); sediment: black sediment (superscript B), white sediment (superscript V), light brown sediment (superscript L), dark brown sediment (superscript D).
Fermentation
Glucose----------------
Carbon assimilation
D - glucose+++ L+ L+ L+ L+ D+ D+ B+ B+ **+ B+ B+ B+ B+ ** L+ V
D - galactose+ D+ B+ L+ L+ L+ D+ V++++++ Bw B+ Bw Bw L+ D
L - sorbose+++ B+ L+w L+ D+ B+ D+++++ Bw B+ Bw Bw L+ D
N - acetyl glucosamine+++ Dw D+ L+ L+ D++++++-w D+ B+ B+ Bw L+ V
D - ribose++++++ww B+++ V+++++ B+ B+ V+ B+ Bw L+ V
D - xylose+++ D+++ D+ B+++ V+++++ L+ D+ B+ L+ B+ ** L+ B
L - arabinose++++++++w B+ V+ V+ B+++ L+ D+ Bw B+ B+ ** L+ V
D - arabinose+ D+ B++++w Lw++++w B+++ D+ V+ Bw Bw L+ V
L - rhamnose+++ D+++++ L+ D+ V+++++++ D+ Bw B+ B+ L+ B
Sucrose+ Dw+++++ L++++++++++ D+ Bw B+ B+ ** L+ V
Maltose+++ D+++++ L+ D+++++++++ D+ B+ B+ Bw L+ V
α-α- trehalose+++ D+++ Lw L+ D+++++++++ D+ Bw Bw B+ L+ V
Methyl- α - D - glucoside+ D+ Dw B++w B-+ D+ Bw Bw+ D+ Bw Bw B+ Lw V
Cellobiose+++ D++ L+ L+ B++++++ L+ D+ Bw B+ B+ Lw V
Salicin+ *+ Dw Lw Dw L+ D+++ D++++ D+ Bw B+ Bw L+ D
Melibiose+++ D+w L+ L++++++++w Lw Dw Bw Bw Bw Lw V
Lactose+++ Dw++w L+++++++ V+++ Dw B+ B+ Bw Lw V
Raffinose+ D+ L++w D+ L+++++ B+++ L+ D+ Bw B+ B+ ** Lw V
Melizitose+++++++ L+ L+++++++++++ Dw B+ B+ B+ ** Lw V
Inulin---w------------
Soluble starch----------------
Glycerol+++ Bw B+ Lw B+ D+++ B+++++ Dw B+ B+ Bw L+ V
Erythritol+++ Bw Bw Bw L+ B+ D+ D+++++ Dw Bw L+ Bw ** Lw V
Ribitol++++w D++w L+++++++w+ D+ B+ B+ Bw L+ V
D - glucitol++++++++w L+++++ B++w+ D+ B+ B+ B+ L+ V
D - mannitol+++ B++++w L+++++++++ D+ B+ Bw L+ Bw Lw V
Galactitol++++++++w B++ V++++-+ D+ Bw Lw B+ L+ V
myo - Inositol+++ D++ww L+ D+ D+ B+++++ Bw Bw L+ Bw Lw V
D - glucono- 1, 5 - lactone+ *+ Dw B+ Dw B+ B+++ B+++++ D+ Bw B+ Bw L+ * D
D - gluconate+ D+ B+ B++w B+ Bw B+ B+ B+ D+ D+ B+ Bw Bw Lw B
D - glucuronate+ *+++ B++w L+ D+ D+++++++ Dw Bw B+ Bw Lw V
D - galacturonic acid++w Lw L++w L+ D++++++ww Dw B+ Bw Bw Lw V
DL - lactate++ww--w D++++w--+ Bw B+ B+ Lw V
Succinate++++w L++w L+ B++++++++-w B+ B+ B+ Lw V
Citrate++w Dw L+++ L+ D+++++++++ Dw B+ B+ B+ Lw V
Methanol----------------
Ethanol++++++ww L+++ B+ B+++++ V+ Vw B+ Bw Lw V
Xylitol++++++ww B++++++w+++ B+ Vw B+ Bw Lw V
Nitrogen assimilation
Ammonium sulfate++++++++++++++++
Potassium nitrate----------------
Sodium nitrite----------------
Ethylamine HCl++++++++++++++++
L- lysine++++++++++++++++
Cadaverine++++++++++++++++
Creatine++++++++++++++++