Table 3.
Microbial taxa isolated from black and green tea samples according to the DNA barcoding characterization
| Bacteria | Black teas | Green teas | Total | Molds | Black teas | Green teas | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | 3 | 4 | 7 | Aspergillus niger | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Bacillus aryabattai | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aspergillus tubingensis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bacillus cereus | 4 | 5 | 9 | Penicillium commune | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bacillus circulans | 1 | 0 | 1 | Penicillium rubens | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bacillus drentensis | 0 | 1 | 1 | Penicillium brevicompactum | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bacillus endophyticus | 0 | 2 | 2 | Rhizopus oryzae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacillus licheniformis | 3 | 3 | 6 | Cladosporium ramotenellum | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacillus megaterium | 0 | 2 | 2 | Total (7 species) | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Bacillus methylotrophicus | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bacillus pseudomycoides | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bacillus pumilus | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Bacillus subtilis | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Bacillus tequilensis | 0 | 2 | 2 | Yeasts | Black teas | Green teas | Total |
| Bacillus thuringensis | 7 | 1 | 8 | Cryptococcus neoformans | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clostridium perfringens | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rhodotorula mucillaginosa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paenibacillus cineris | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sporidiobolis ruineniae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paenibacillus lactis | 0 | 1 | 1 | Total (3 species) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paenibacillus taichungens | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pantoea gaviniae | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Pseudomonas psychrotolerans | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Staphylococcus warneri | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total (21 species) | 28 | 34 | 62 | ||||