Table 4. Changes of yeast distribution during the fermentation of mugwort extracts at room temperature for 120 days1)

Species2) Number of clones (n/40)/Percentage (%) Number of total clones
Fermentation time (day)
0 30 60 90 120
Candida lactis-condensi 36/90.0 40/100 40/100 116/58.0
Hanseniaspora uvarum 5/12.53) 5/2.5
Hyphopichia burtonii 6/15.0 6/3.0
Saccharomyces cerevisiae 21/52.5 38/95.0 3/7.5 62/31.0
Saccharomyces paradoxus 1/2.5 1/0.5
Torulaspora delbrueckii 7/17.5 2/5.0 9/4.5
Zygosaccharomyces pseudorouxii 1/2.5 1/0.5
Number of total clones 40/100 40/100 40/100 40/100 40/100 200/100
1)The 5 mL of the fermented mugwort extract beverage were inoculated into 100 mL YPD broth with 30% sucrose and enriched at 30℃for 48±6 h.
2)Range of 26S rDNA gene sequences is similarity values between fermented mugwort extract beverage clones and cultural isolated strain.
3)Bold words indicate predominant during the fermentation of mugwort extracts.