The primary structure of the small ribosomal subunit RNA (srRNA) molecule of the type strains of the ascosporogenous yeasts Debaryomcyes hansenii, Pichia anomala (synonym: Hansenula anomala), Pichia membranaefaciens, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Dekkera bruxellensis was determined. The srRNA sequences were aligned with previously published sequences from fungi, including those of 5 candida species, and an evolutionary tree was inferred The srRNA results were compared with chemotaxonomic criteria, e.g. the coenzyme Q system. The heterogeneity of the genera Candida and Pichia is clearly reflected by the srRNA analysis.
Hendriks, L. ; Goris, A. ; Vandepeer, Y. ; Neefs, JM. ; Vancanneyt, M. ; et. al. Phylogenetic-relationships Among Ascomycetes and Ascomycete-like Yeasts As Deduced From Small Ribosomal-subunit Rna Sequences. In: Systematic and Applied Microbiology, Vol. 15, no. 1, p. 98-104 (1992)
