title: [Identification of microorganism from traditional Chinese medicine Massa Medicata Fermentata].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the yeast strains isolated from Massa Medicata Fermentata samples that sold in markets.
  
  
  METHODS
  The strains were identified through conventional classification methods including colony characteristics, cell morphology, physiological and biochemical properties, as well as 26S rDNA sequence analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The isolated strains Y1, Y3, Y4, Y5 were Cryptococcus albidus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia kudriavzevii, Endomyces fibuliger, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After fermentation the Massa Medicata Fermentata samples contained a variety of yeast species. Yeasts were the main contribution microorganism of the fermentation process.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
authors.forename: Lixia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenyuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Haiyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D005285:Fermentation; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D015003:Yeasts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification