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J Bacteriol. 1972 August; 111(2): 481-487
Copyright © 1972 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Deoxyribonucleic Acid Base Composition of Species in the Yeast Genus Kluyveromyces van der Walt emend. van der Walt

^a Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, California 95616

ABSTRACT

The deoxyribonucleic acid base composition (percent guanine + cytosine [GC]) was determined for 29 strains, representing 18 species of the genus Kluyveromyces. It was concluded that on the basis of GC content (47.4%) and other properties K. veronae occupies an uncertain position in the genus Kluyveromyces. The GC content of the remaining 17 species ranged from 35.3 to 43.4%, and three groups of species were recognized. The GC content of the first ranged from 35.3 to 38.0%; that of the second group from 39.5 to 41.7%; that of the third group from 42.4 to 43.4%. Several species revealed a nearly identical GC content. The GC contents do not correspond in all instances with the five groups of species proposed by van der Walt.

¹ Present address: Istituto di Microbiologia Agraria e Tecnica, University of Perugia, Italy.