 Phylum：Basidiomycota >> Class： Basidiomycetes >> Order： Tremellales |
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 BCRC Number： |
22972 | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Bullera melastomae | |||
| Author： |
Bullera melastomae Nakase et al., Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 27: 558-564. 2004. |
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| Description： |
Growth in YM broth: After 3 days at 25˚C, cells in the ring are ovoidal to long ovoidal, ellipsoidal, long ellipsoidal or elongate, (2.0-4.5) × (3.5-8.5) μm, single, in pairs, in chains or in small clusters. A ring and sediment are formed. After 2 weeks, a ring and sediment are present. Growth on YM agar: After 1 month at 20˚C, the streak culture is pale brownish yellow to brownish gray, smooth, dull-shining, soft to butyrous and has an entire margin. Dalmau plate culture on corn meal agar: Very primitive pseudomycelium is formed. Formation of ballistoconidia: Ballistoconidia are produced on corn meal agar only occasionally; globose to subglobose, (5.5-6.0) × (6.0- 6.5) μm. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Yilan: Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Fu-Shan Experimental Forest, leaf of Melastomae candidum D. Don. May 1997, BCRC 22972 (Type strain). |
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| Habitat： |
Leaf of Melastomae candidum D. Don. | |||
| Distribution： |
Taiwan. |
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| References： |
Nakase, T et al. 2003. |
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| Provided： |
F. L. Lee |
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| Note： |
Bullera melastomae resembles Bullera unica and Bullera oryzae in the phenotypic characteristics. However, B. melastomae is easily distinguished from these two species by its not assimilating erythritol or ethylamine. In addition, B. melastomae has a mol% G+C of 50.6, while 55.4 mol% and 62.7 mol% were reported for B. unica and B. oryzae, respectively. | |||