List of microorganisms found in sourdough

Sourdough is a mixture of flour and water inhabited by a symbiosis of Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts. It is used in baking to leaven and acidify bread.

Yeasts

• Candida humilis (formerly C. milleri)
• Candida krusei
• Kazachstania exigua
• Pichia saitoi
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae
• Torulopsis holmii

Lactic acid bacteria

• Lactobacillus acetotolerans
• Lactobacillus acidophilus
• Lactobacillus alimentarius
• Lactobacillus brevis
• Lactobacillus buchneri
• Lactobacillus casei
• Lactobacillus crustorum
• Lactobacillus delbrueckii
• Lactobacillus farciminis
• Lactobacillus fermenti
• Lactobacillus fermentum
• Lactobacillus fructivorans
• Lactobacillus frumenti
• Lactobacillus hilgardii
• Lactobacillus leichmannii
• Lactobacillus mindensis
• Lactobacillus panis
• Lactobacillus paralimentarius
• Lactobacillus pastorianus
• Lactobacillus plantarum
• Lactobacillus pontis
• Lactobacillus reuteri
• Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis (formerly L. brevis var. lindneri)
• Lactobacillus viridescens
• Pediococcus acidilactici

See also

• List of sourdough breads

References