Yeast species associated with spontaneous fermentation of taberna, a traditional palm wine from the southeast of Mexico

Table 3 Number of positive samples and frequency of yeasts species present in taberna from three palm trees

Species	Palm tree I		Palm tree II		Palm tree III
Species	Positive sample	Frequency (%)^a	Positive sample	Frequency (%) ^a	Positive sample	Frequency (%) ^a
H. guilliermondii	13	86.67	15	100	11	73.33
K. unispora	nd	-	11	73.33	nd	-
C. tropicalis	14	93.33	12	80	8	53.33
C. intermedia	6	40	1	6.67	nd	-
S. cerevisiae	4	26.67	nd	-	8	53.33
M. guilliermondii	4	26.67	nd	-	nd	-
K. exigua	nd	-	1	6.67	nd	-
P. kudriavzevii	nd	-	nd	-	4	26.67
P. kluyveri	1	6.67	1	6.67	5	33.33

^aFrequency was calculated based on the total number of samples from the tree. nd: none detected.

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