Expanding the geographical distribution of (Saccharomycetales) beyond the Asian continent - a cave fungus first reported in the Americas.

Background: Saccharomycetales are ascomycetic yeasts and, amongst them, the genus has approximately 30 known species. is a yeast species, described from cave samples, known until then only from Malaysia. In this study, we characterise a new strain and report the second occurrence record of this species.