| candida tumulicola sp. nov. and candida takamatsuzukensis sp. nov., novel yeast species assignable to the candida membranifaciens clade, isolated from the stone chamber of the takamatsu-zuka tumulus. | during a survey of the mycobiota in the stone chamber of the takamatsu-zuka tumulus in the village of asuka, nara prefecture, japan, we isolated 19 yeast strains assigned to the genus candida from various samples, taken mainly from mouldy spots where the colour of the murals had changed to black, white or another tone, and from viscous gels (biofilms) on plaster walls. the 26s rdna d1/d2 domain sequence-based phylogeny clearly indicates two groups of isolates. polyphasic characterization, includ ... | 2009 | 19126745 |