Hi,
Can anyone identify this orange bacteria or yeast, or recognize the family or genus? It was found on the surface of an ant.
The first picture is a close-up, and on the second picture it is the orange bacteria/yeast on the left.
Best regards,
Which agar medium you used for the isolation of these microbes?
In the case of yeast identification, you can follow the procedure described in this article Article Plant endophytic yeasts Pichia fermentans and Meyerozyma car...
Thanks!
@Sulav it is a tomato juice agar with calcium carbonate.
Unfortunately it's not possible for me to do PCRs or other tests, I only have the pictures to work with.
Eric Marques
Thank you, that was also the impression I got searching the web, but you never know :-) I actuallt think you might be close with Rhodotorula, as it's changed color from the orange on the picture to bright pink after I've stored it 5 degrees celsius.I've just gotten the opportunity to try and isolate and sequence it, so if that process yields any answers I'll post it here.
Eric Marques
You were right! It is in fact a yeast, and it has been DNA sequenced, and it is a Rhodotorula sp. Thank you for your help, and really good guess! :-)- Badges
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