Table 1.
List of analysed strains subjected to DNA sequence analyses and morphological studies.
| Taxon | Accession no. | dH number | Source | Geography | Collector | GenBank accession no. (LSU, ITS, BTUB, EF, ELO) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: Aureobasidium pullulans var. pullulans | ||||||
| (T, Dematoidium nigrescens) | CBS 146.30 | dH 15398 | Slime flux of Quercus sp. | Germany, Ohlsdorf near Hamburg | — | FJ150916, FJ150902, FJ157871, -, FJ039824 |
| (T, Candida malicola) | CBS 701.76 = ATCC 11942 | Malus sylvestris, fruit | — | — | FJ150951, FJ15090, FJ157865, -, FJ039834 | |
| (NT, var. pullulans) | CBS 584.75 | dH 16041 | Vitis vinifera, fruit | France, Beaujolais, Beaujeu | E.J. Hermanides-Nijhof | FJ150942, FJ150906, FJ157869, FJ157895, FJ039835 |
| CBS 109810 | dH 12237 | Chernobil radioactive wall | Ukraine, Kiev region | V.A. Zakharchenko | FJ150953, FJ150901, FJ157868, -, FJ039838 | |
| (T, var. aubasidani) | CBS 100524 | — | Betula, slime flux | Russia, Leningrad Region | J.M. Voznjakovskaja | FJ150952, FJ150905, FJ157867, FJ157900, FJ039839 |
| CBS 100280 | — | Hypersaline saltern water | Slovenia, Sečovlje salterns | P. Zalar | FJ150941, FJ150910, FJ157864, FJ157906, FJ039831 | |
| EXF-915 = CBS 122385 | dH 12636 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150947, FJ150911, FJ157870, FJ157899, FJ039830 | |
| EXF-88 | dH 16414 | Hypersaline saltern water | Slovenia, Sečovlje salterns | P. Zalar | FJ150957, -, -, FJ157904, FJ039833 | |
| MZKI B-985 | ||||||
| EXF-150 | dH 16416 | Hypersaline saltern water | Slovenia, Sečovlje salterns | P. Zalar | FJ150915, FJ150908, -, FJ157905, FJ039832 | |
| EXF-1668 | dH 13836 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150949, FJ150900, FJ157875, FJ157898, FJ039827 | |
| EXF-1702B | dH 13844 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150950, FJ150899, FJ157861, FJ157897, FJ039828 | |
| EXF-2449 | dH 13859 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150955, FJ150898, FJ157866, FJ157907, FJ039837 | |
| MZKI B-700 | dH 16413 | Hypersaline saltern water | Slovenia, Sečovlje salterns | P. Zalar | FJ150956, FJ150909, -, FJ157903, FJ039826 | |
| — | dH 13843 | Subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150954, FJ150904, FJ157876, FJ157896, FJ039829 | |
| — | dH 12637 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150948, -, FJ157855, FJ157901, FJ039825 | |
| Group 2: Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanogenum | ||||||
| (T, var. melanogenum) | CBS 105.22 | dH 15197 | — | — | — | FJ150926, FJ150886, FJ157858, FJ157887, FJ039812 |
| (AUT, Torula schoenii) | CBS 123.37 | dH 15346 | — | — | — | FJ150917, FJ150881, FJ157852, -, FJ039818 |
| CBS 621.80 | dH 16090 | Deteriorated army supplies | Russia | — | FJ150921, FJ150885, FJ157859, FJ157890, FJ039813 | |
| CBS 109800 | dH 11797 | Endoperitoneal fluid | Greece, Athens | — | FJ150925, FJ150880, FJ157851, -, FJ039814 | |
| CBS 100225 | dH 15131 | Bathroom glass | Netherlands, Hilversum | G.S. de Hoog | FJ150923, FJ150890, FJ157854, -, - | |
| CBS 110373 | Soil | Thailand | M. Sudhadham | FJ150928, FJ150887, -, FJ157888, FJ039810 | ||
| CBS 110374 | Public fountain | Thailand, Bangkok | M. Sudhadham | FJ150929, FJ150888, -, FJ157886, FJ039808 | ||
| EXF-924 | dH 13831 | Ponds on sea ice | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsfjorden | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150918, FJ150883, FJ157850, FJ157885, FJ039817 | |
| EXF-926 | dH 13840 =dH12625 | Surface glacier ice | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150922, FJ150884, FJ157853, FJ157894, FJ039816 | |
| EXF-3382 | 275-1-1 | Deep sea (4500 m depth) | Japan | F. Abe | FJ150930, FJ150876, -, -, FJ039807 | |
| EXF-3383 | N11 | Deep sea (4500 m depth) | Japan | F. Abe | FJ150931, FJ150877, -, FJ157884, FJ039806 | |
| EXF-3384 | 671-3-PI | Deep sea (4500 m depth) | Japan | F. Abe | FJ150932, FJ150879, -, -, FJ039820 | |
| EXF-3385 | 671-3-MI | Deep sea (4500 m depth) | Japan | F. Abe | FJ150933, FJ150878, -, -, FJ039821 | |
| — | dH 12640 | Fountain | Thailand | M. Sudhadham | FJ150919, FJ150889, FJ157857, FJ157889, FJ039809 | |
| — | dH 12643 | Air | Thailand | M. Sudhadham | FJ150924, FJ150882, FJ157856, FJ157892, FJ039815 | |
| — | dH 12676 | Soil | Thailand | M. Sudhadham | FJ150927, -, FJ157860, FJ157893, FJ039811 | |
| — | dH 12740 | — | Thailand | M. Sudhadham | FJ150920, FJ150874, FJ157862, FJ157891, FJ039819 | |
| Group 3: Aureobasidium pullulans var. subglaciale | ||||||
| EXF-2479 = CBS 123388 | dH 13860 | Glacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150935, FJ150893, FJ157877, FJ157910, FJ039846 | |
| EXF-2480 | dH 13880 | Subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150934, FJ150891, FJ157879, FJ157909, FJ039841 | |
| (T, var. subglaciale) | EXF-2481 = CBS 123387 | dH 13862 | Subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150913, FJ150895, FJ157878, FJ157911, FJ039845 |
| EXF-2491 | dH 13865 | Subglacial ice | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150936, FJ150894, FJ157880, FJ157902, FJ039844 | |
| EXF-2510 = CBS 123386 | dH 13868 | Moulin | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150938, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-3640 | dH 13864 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150939, FJ150896, FJ157882, FJ157913, FJ039842 | |
| — | dH 13876 | coastal ponds of melted snow and ice | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsfjorden, Ny Ălesund | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150958, FJ150892, FJ157881, FJ157912, FJ039843 | |
| Group 4: Aureobasidium pullulans var. namibiae | ||||||
| (T, var. namibiae) | CBS 147.97 | — | dolomitic marble | Namibia, Namib Desert | U. Wollenzien | FJ150937, FJ150875, FJ157863, -, FJ039822 |
| Group 5, Unnamed | ||||||
| EXF-914 = CBS 122350 | dH 12626 = 13830 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150961, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-3639 = CBS 122359 | dH 13832 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150966, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-935 = CBS 122362 | dH 12635 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150963, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-922 | dH 12623 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150964, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-1934 | dH 13842 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150962, -, -, -, - | |
| EXF-1936 | dH 13839 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150965, -, -, -, - | |
| Group 6, Unnamed | ||||||
| EXF-2500 = CBS 123390 | dH 13881 | glacial ice | Norway, Svalbard, Kongsvegen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150914, -, -, -, - | |
| — | dH 12633 | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150960, -, -, -, - | |||
| EXF-938 = CBS 123389 | dH 12634 | subglacial ice from sea water | Norway, Svalbard, Conwaybreen | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150959, -, -, -, - | |
| Species included for comparison. | ||||||
| Dothichiza pithyophila | CBS 215.50 | — | Abies concolor, dead bark | Norway | — | FJ150968, -, FJ157883, -, - |
| Dothichiza pithyophila | — | dH 12609 | Vishniac Y-31 | — | — | FJ150969, -, -, -, - |
| Dothichiza sp. | EXF-3641 = CBS 122355 | dH 13858 | sea ice with sediment | Norway, Svalbard | N. Gunde-Cimerman | FJ150967, -, -, -, - |
| Kabatiella caulivora | CBS 242.64 | dH 15602 | Trifolium incarnatum | U.S.A., Oregon | — | FJ150944, FJ150871, -, -, FJ039836 |
| Kabatiella microsticta | CBS 114.64 = MUCL 18713 | dH 15299 | Hemerocallis sp. | Netherlands, Wageningen | — | FJ150940, FJ150873, -, FJ157914, FJ039848 |
| Kabatiella microsticta | CBS 342.66 | dH 15774 | Convallaria majalis, dying leaf | Germany | W. Gams | FJ150945, FJ150903, FJ157872, -, FJ039823 |
| Kabatiella lini | CBS 125.21T = MUCL 8712 | dH 15350 | Linum usitatissimum | U.K. | — | FJ150946, FJ150897, FJ157873, FJ157908, FJ039840 |
| Pringsheimia smilacis | CBS 873.71T | — | Smilax aspera, twig | Italy, Napoli | L. Froidevaux | FJ150970, -, -, -, - |
| Selenophoma mahoniae | CBS 388.92T | dH 15823 | Mahonia repens, leaf | U.S.A., Colorado | A.W. Ramaley | FJ150943, FJ150872, FJ157874, FJ157915, FJ039847 |
| Sydowia polyspora | CBS 750.71 | — | Pinus strobus, twig | Canada, Quebec; Lac Normand | E. Müller | FJ150912, -, -, -, - |
* Abbreviations used: ATCC = American Type Culture Collection; CBS = Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands; dH = de Hoog Culture Collection, CBS, Utrecht, The Netherlands; EXF = Culture Collection of Extremophilic Fungi, Ljubljana, Slovenia; MUCL = Mycotheque de l'Universite catholique de Louvain; MZKI = Microbiological Culture Collection of the National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; NT = ex-neotype strain; T = ex-type strain.