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ArticleCurrent research in food science2022

Isolation and characterisation of dominant acetic acid bacteria and yeast isolated from Kombucha samples at point of sale in New Zealand.

Boying Wang, Kay Rutherfurd-Markwick, Xue-Xian Zhang, Anthony N Mutukumira

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Boying WangSchool of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, 0745, New Zealand.
Kay Rutherfurd-MarkwickSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health, Massey University, Auckland, 0745, New Zealand.
Xue-Xian ZhangSchool of Natural Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, 0745, New Zealand.
Anthony N MutukumiraSchool of Food and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, 0745, New Zealand.

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Abstract

The demand for Kombucha, a sparkling sugared tea beverage fermented by a symbiotic culture of acetic acid bacteria (AAB) and yeast is increasing worldwide. Despite the popularity of the beverage which is mainly due to its perceived health benefits and appealing sensory properties, the microbial composition of the products at the time of consumption is unknown. Such information is important to both manufacturers and consumers. Therefore, this study characterised the dominant AAB and yeast present in six commercial Kombucha samples sold in New Zealand which comprised of three domestic and three imported samples. Acetic acid bacteria and yeast were isolated from the Kombucha samples using glucose yeast extract peptone mannitol (GYPM) and yeast extract glucose chloramphenicol (YGC) media, respectively. Phenotypic and taxonomic identification of AAB and yeast were achieved by morphological and biochemical characterisation, followed by sequence analysis of ribosomal RNA genes (16S rRNA for AAB and 26S rRNA for yeast). Viable AAB and yeast were only found in domestically produced Kombucha samples and not in the imported products. The dominant AAB species were identified as

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Acetic acid bacteriaAcetobacter mustiDekkera bruxelensisGluconobacter potusKombuchaSaccharomyces cerevisiaeYeast

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PMCPMC9121233

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