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Table 2 Comparison of diversity of yeast strains isolated from food samples with other reported studies

From: Oleaginous yeasts isolated from traditional fermented foods and beverages of Manipur and Mizoram, India, as a potent source of microbial lipids for biodiesel production

Food samples

Diversity of isolated yeast strains

Application

References

Various types of sourdoughs

Yarrowia lipolytica

Lipids and organic acids

(Papanikolaou et al. 2009)

Sourdough

Torulaspora delbrueckii, Candida humilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kazachstania exigua, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, and Pichia kudriavzevii

Food (ethanol and higher alcohols, organic acids, probiotic)

(De Vuyst et al. 2016)

Fermented condiments (Soumbala, Maarri, Bikalga), fermented milk (traditional yogurt) of Burkina Faso

Clavispora lusitaniae, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida tropicalis, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Pichia kudriavzevii, and Cyberlindnera fabianii

Probiotics

(Cissé et al. 2019)

Brazilian savannah fruits

Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis, Meyerozyma guilliermondii

Biofuel and food

(Camargo et al. 2018)

Coconut

Inflorescence sap

Lachancea fermentati, Candida tropicalis, Shizosaccharomyces pombe, Pichia kudriavzevii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomycodes ludwigii, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Hanseniaspora guilliermondii, and Pichia manshurica

Bioethanol

(Udomsaksakul et al. 2018)

Dairy products, oilseeds (soybean, sesame, and sunflower seeds), deli meats, date palm juice, flowers, and rotten fruits

Cyberlindnera fabianii, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Rhodotorula babjevae, Yarrowia lipolytica, Candida viswanathii, Candida tropicalis, Trichosporon asahii, and Naganishia albida

SCO for biodiesel, cellulase, lipase

(Ayadi et al. 2018)

Red and white grapes, apples, prickly pears, pears, damsons, plums, melons, pomegranates and figs

Metschnikowia pulcherrima

SCO for biodiesel

(Maina et al. 2017)

Olive brine, vinegar

Candida boidinii, Candida ethanolica, Candida metapsilosis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida pararugosa, Pichia manshurica, Pichia membranifaciens, Pichia etchellsii, Pichia anomala, Kluyveromyces marxianus

SCO for biodiesel, extracellular lipases

(Arous et al. 2017a)

Samples including dairy products (cheese, milk, and yoghurt)

Cutaneotrichosporon curvatus, Rhodotorula kratochvilovae, Rhodotorula dairenensis

SCO for biodiesel

(Jiru et al. 2016)

Kefir grains

Debaryomyces hansenii, Candida inconspicua, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Zygotorulaspora florentina, and Kazachstania unispora

SCO for biodiesel

(Gientka et al. 2017)

Fermented bamboo shoots (Soidon, soibum), fish (Ngari), fish pate (Hentek), soya beans (Hawaijar), banana flower, pig fat, orange juice (hathkhora thoi), and lemon juice

Pichia kudriavzevii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saturnispora diversa, Candida parapsilosis, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Zygoascus hellenicus, and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

SCO for biodiesel

(This study)