A New Record of Candida Kashinagacola (synonym Ambrosiozyma Kashinagacola) from Galleries of Platypus Koryoensis, the Oak Wilt Disease Vector, in Korea

The ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, is an economically important pest affecting oak trees in Korea. Candida kashinagacola was isolated from galleries of the beetle in oak wood and identified by analyses of morphology, physiological properties, and nucleotide sequence of the large subunit ribosomal DNA. This is the first report on Candida species associated with oak wilt disease vectored by the ambrosia beetle, Platypus koryoensis, in Korea.