Identification of microorganism from traditional Chinese medicine Massa Medicata Fermentata / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the yeast strains isolated from Massa Medicata Fermentata samples that sold in markets.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The strains were identified through conventional classification methods including colony characteristics, cell morphology, physiological and biochemical properties, as well as 26S rDNA sequence analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The isolated strains Y1, Y3, Y4, Y5 were Cryptococcus albidus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia kudriavzevii, Endomyces fibuliger, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>After fermentation the Massa Medicata Fermentata samples contained a variety of yeast species. Yeasts were the main contribution microorganism of the fermentation process.</p>