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DETECTION OF YEAST MYCOFLORA FROM MILK AND YOGURT IN PAKISTAN

MUHAMMAD MUSHTAQ, FAIZA-IFTIKHAR¹ AND SHARFUN-NAHAR²

Abstract: Thirty five yeast species belonging to 14 genera from milk and 16 species belonging to 9 genera from samples of yogurt were isolated, and identified on the basis of morphological and physiological/biochemical characteristics. These included teleomorphic and anamorphic ascomycetous and basidiomycetous yeast species. All yeast species appear to be new report from Pakistan. Bullera pyricola¸ Candida succiphila, Debaryomyces castellii, D. hansenii and Pichia angusta were predominantly isolated from samples of milk as compared to yogurt.

Department of Botany, Adamjee Government Science College, Business Recorder Road Karachi, Karachi-74800, Pakistan.

¹ Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75250, Pakistan.
² Central Plant Quarantine Laboratory, Department of Plant Protection, Jinnah Avenue,
Malir Halt, Karachi, Pakistan. sharfun_nahar@yahoo.com

Corresponding Author:  mmushtaq72@yahoo.com