43 strains of the genus Aureobasidium were isolated from the surface of ants Formica rufa and ladybirds from 6 areas of the lowlands of Záhorie. They were all identified as Aureobasidium pullulans (de Bary) Arnaud but they showed a great variability within the species. On the basis of this variability strains were tested in the similarity by the numerical method. Two subgroups were determined, which could be considered as ecotypes.
Sláviková E., Kocková-Kratochvílová A. (1980): The yeasts in the genus Aureobasidium transferred by insects on the lowlands of Záhorie (Slovakia, ČSSR). – Česká Mykologie 34(4): 199–207.
