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Isolation and Identification of Yeast Strain from Fermented Tea  

Kang, Ok-Ju (Department of Food and Nutritional Science, Kyungnam University)
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Korean journal of food and cookery science / v.24, no.1, 2008 , pp. 11-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
In searching for yeast to be utilized as biocontrol agents, a single yeast strain was isolated from Camellia sinensis based on its morphological, cultural, physiological, and biochemical properties, as well as by molecular techniques. This single strain was pink to red in color and designated as strain JY-1. The effects of temperature, pH, NaCl concentration, and ethanol concentration on the growth of the JY-l strain were examined for the JY-1. Growth occurred at temperatures ranging from 20 to $35^{\circ}C$, and between pH 3.0 and 12.0, with optimal growth at $25-30^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.0. The yeast also grew in the presence of 0-2% (w/v) NaCl and 0-4% (v/v) EtOH. The isolate was further classified based on biochemical characteristics using the VITEK system. The biochemical data obtained using this system were similar to those of Rhodotorula glutinis/Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (exhibiting a 93% matching level). Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on l8S rDNA sequences indicated that the yeast represented a basidiomycetous species, and its highest degree of sequence similarity was with Rhodosporidium azoricum, strain JCM11251 (99%).
Keywords
fermented tea; identification; isolation; yeast;
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