| metschnikowia sinensis sp. nov., metschnikowia zizyphicola sp. nov. and metschnikowia shanxiensis sp. nov., novel yeast species from jujube fruit. | eight yeast strains were isolated from jujube fruit surfaces collected in shanxi and shandong provinces, china. all eight strains produced needle-shaped ascospores under suitable conditions. three separate groups, representing three novel species in the genus metschnikowia, were recognized by sequence comparisons of the 26s rdna d1/d2 domain and internal transcribed spacer (its) region. the names metschnikowia sinensis sp. nov. (type strain xy103(t)=as 2.3110(t)=cbs 10357(t)), metschnikowia zizy ... | 2006 | 16957129 |