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Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations and other yeasts associated with indigenous beers (chicha) of Ecuador

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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 4, Pages 808-815

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2018.01.002

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae; mtDNA restriction patterns; Yeast populations; Chicha; Ecuadorian indigenous beers

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq - Brazil)
  2. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG - Brazil)
  3. Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES - Brazil)
  4. Secretaria Nacional de Educacion Superior, Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (Ecuador)

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Chicha, a type of beer made mainly with maize or cassava, is a traditional fermented beverage of the Andean region. There have only been a few studies on yeasts associated with chicha fermentation, and the species diversity occurring during the production of this beverage is not known. The objective of this study was to determine the biodiversity of yeasts in chicha, and to characterize the Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations associated with the production of chicha de jora, seven-grain chicha, chicha de yuca, and chicha de morocho in Ecuador. The molecular diversity of S. cerevisiae populations was determined by restriction polymorphism mitochondrial profiles. The beverages were characterized based on their physicochemical parameters. Twenty-six species were identified, and the most prevalent species were S. cereuisiae and Torulaspora delbrueckii. Other yeast species were isolated at low frequencies. Among 121 isolates of S. cerevisiae, 68 different mtDNA molecular profiles were identified. These results showed that chichas are fermented by a high number of different strains of S. cerevisiae. Some other species provided a minor contribution to the fermentation process. The chicha presented generally similar physicochemical parameters to those observed for other traditional fermented beverages, and can be considered as an acid fermented beverage. (C) 2018 Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.

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