Microbes Associated with Freshly Prepared Juices of Citrus and Carrots

Table 5

Physiological tests for yeasts isolates of juices.

Yeast isolate	Germ tube test	Cycloheximide resistance	Sugar fermentation*
			Glucose	Sucrose	Lactose	Maltose
Pichia	−	+	+	+	−	−
Saccharomyces	−	−	+	+	−	−
Candida krusei	−	−	+	−	−	−
Rhodotorula	−	−	−	−	−	−
Candida parapsilosis	−	−	+	−	−	−

+: positive; −: negative; *fermentation means production of gas independent of pH changes.