Research Article

Adulteration and Contamination of Commercial Sap of Hymenaea Species

Table 3

Identification of bacteria and fungi present in the commercial samples (Js-1 to Js-6) and control sap (Hs-1).

SampleGrowthMorphologyIdentification

Js-12,550 CFU ± 220GPBBacillus sp.
Js-12,200 CFU ± 500YeastCandida lusitaniae
Js-3≥100,000 CFUGNBEnterobacter gergoviae
Js-3≥100,000 CFUGNBKlebsiella oxytoca
Js-31,700 CFU ± 60YeastCandida albicans
Js-334,000 CFU ± 300YeastRhodotorula sp.
Js-4≥100,000 CFUGNBEnterobacter gergoviae
Js-4≥100,000 CFUGNBKlebsiella oxytoca
Js-455,000 CFU ± 500YeastSporobolomyces salmonicolor
Js-4≥100,000 CFUYeastCandida tropicalis
Js-561,100 CFU ± 1100GNBEnterobacter cloacae
Js-511,900 CFU ± 570GNBKlebsiella oxytoca
Js-5≥100,000 CFUYeastCandida tropicalis
Js-661,000 UFC ± 800GNBEnterobacter agglomerans
Hs-1200 UFC ± 40GPBBacillus sp.

GPB: Gram positive bacilli; GNB: Gram negative bacilli; CFU: colony forming unit.