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A novel yeast species was isolated from leaf litter of Macropanax dispermus obtained from the Cibodas Botanical Garden, West Java, Indonesia. The two strains of the species displayed typical characteristics of the genus Citeromyces. Phylogenetic analysis based on the gene sequences of the D1/D2 domains of large subunit (LSU) rDNA, internal transcribed spacer (ITS) including 5.8S rDNA, mitochondrial small-subunit rRNA gene (MtSm), and translation elongation factor-1α (EF-1α) showed that the novel strains were clearly separated from the other four existing species of the genus Citeromyces. Therefore, the two strains were proposed to represent a novel species within the genus Citeromyces, for which the name Citeromyces cibodasensis is proposed; the type strain is NBRC 110244T (= CBS 14272T = InaCCY703T = AK 01).

Three novel oleaginous yeasts were isolated from soil collected around Kalimantan Island, Indonesia. Based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics and sequence typing using the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA and translation elongation factor 1 alpha gene ( EF-1α ), the eight strains were shown to be novel species and were named Lipomyces maratuensis sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110264 T = InaCC Y720 T = JSAT12-2-Y011 T ; MycoBank no. MB 816185), Lipomyces tropicalis sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110265 T = InaCC Y730 T = JSAT12-2-Y012 T ; MycoBank no. MB 816186), and Lipomyces kalimantanensis f.a., sp. nov. (type strain: NBRC 110267 T = InaCC Y721 T = JSAT12-2-Y029 T ; MycoBank no. MB 816187). Strain NBRC 110264 exhibited high lipid production.

Yeast strains with amylolytic activity were isolated from cassavatape and its precursor,ragi. they were divided into two groups based on their characteristics: group 1, possessing high amylolytic activity and low ethanol yield; and group 2, possessing low amylolytic activity and high ethanol yield. The major strains of the group 1 were identified asEndomyces fibuliger, and those of group 2 were identified asPichia anomala. Based on 18S rDNA analysis, an isolate fromragi that had a high amylolytic activity was thought to be an undescribed species that was related to the basidiomycetous genera.