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Catálogo de levaduras en Colombia: Revisión sistemática
(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2021) Barona Colorado, Anabel; Bolaños Burbano, Dahyana; Ramírez Castrillón, Mauricio
The diversity of fungi in Colombia is not well known, where there are at least 7,273 species, a low number when compared to other countries. Yeasts have been little explored and little is known about their sampling effort. Therefore, this work aimed to review all the publications studies of repositories, databases, and public collections reporting the isolation and identification of environmental yeasts in Colombia from the years 2000 to 2020. All clinical isolates (human or related to zoonotic diseases) were excluded. 112 species of environmental yeasts occurring in four regions and 11 departments of Colombia were found, with 73.4% of yeasts belonging to Ascomycota and 26.6% to Basidiomycota. The most common primary environments were associated with different parts of plants, soils, and animals. Secondary environments with the reported yeasts were fermented fruits and fermented beverages. The most representative species were Cryptococcus neoformans (544 strains), Cryptococcus vini (360), and Cryptococcus gattii (243).