Taxogenomic Analysis of a Novel Yeast Species, <i>Lachancea rosae</i> Sp. Nov. F.A., Isolated From the Wild Rose <i>Rosa californica</i>
A novel Saccharomycotina yeast strain, yHQL494, was isolated from the rose hip of the wild rose Rosa californica from Castle Crags State Park, California, USA. Phylogenetic analyses of both whole genome data and the sequences from the D1/D2 region of the large ribosomal subunit (LSU) rRNA gene placed strain yHQL494 within the genus Lachancea and grouped it into a clade with Lachancea lanzarotensis and Lachancea meyersii. Taxogenomic analyses were conducted on publicly available genome sequences to gain a deeper insight into the carbon and nitrogen gene-trait associations across the Lachancea clade. The results of these analyses were found to be consistent across Lachancea species. Growth assays and microscopic analyses were conducted to determine the physiological characteristics of strain yHQL494, including the presence of hyphae or pseudohyphae, ascospore formation, fermentation abilities, and assimilation of carbon and nitrogen compounds. Based on the phenotypic and genomic characteristics of the strain yHQL494<sup>T</sup> (=NRRL Y-64858<sup>T</sup>, =CBS 18,574<sup>T</sup>), we propose a new species, Lachancea rosae sp. nov. f.a.
Authors
- Marizeth Groenewald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-5925)
- Dana A. Opulente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-7510)
- John F. Wolters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-4250)
- Quinn K. Langdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-3571)
- Kelly V. Buh
- Max A. B. Haase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-0446)
- Chris Todd Hittinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5088-7461)
- Martin Jarzyna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-6589)
- Yakendra Bajgain
- Cara M. Krien
- Anthony Pasles
Institutions
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (US)
- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (NL)
- Energy Center of Wisconsin (US)
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology (DE)
- New York University (US)
- Villanova University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Yeast
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/yea.70000
- Primary Topic
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Villanova University
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Office of Science
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center