DNA Barcoding of Yeasts from Selected Bulgarian Food Products

ABSTRACTStudies on biodiversity of yeasts in Bulgarian food ecosystems are scarce. In present article 14 yeast strains were isolated from various commercial Bulgarian food products and characterized by DNA barcoding analysis. The analysis has shown occurrence in food products various yeasts from the following genera- Saccharomyces, Kazachstania, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Isatchenkia, Candida and Rhodotorula.