Research Article
Treatment and Valorization of Palm Oil Mill Effluent through Production of Food Grade Yeast Biomass
Table 2
Physiological characteristics of the isolated yeasts.
| | Physiological test | | SP5 | TMCC | TWC | TWDC | | |
| | Glucose | FA | FA | SA | FA | FA | FA | FA | | Galactose | FA | FA | SA | SA | FA | FA | FA | | Sucrose | FA | FA | SA | FA | FA | FA | FA | | Raffinose | FA | WA | SA | FA |
− | FA | FA | | Maltose | −A | −A | −A | − | FA | − | −A | | Lactose | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | | Soluble starch | − | − | − | − | −A | − | − | | Xylose | − | −A | − | S | −A | − | −A | | Nitrate | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | | Growth at 25°C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Growth at 30°C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Growth at 37°C | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | | Growth at 40°C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | | Probable identity | Saccharomyces sp | Pichia sp | Candida sp | Candida sp
| Candida sp | Saccharomyces sp | Pichia |
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Key: FA = fermentation and gas production; −A = assimilation only; + = positive; − = negative.
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