Table 1. Number of colonies isolated from plant biomass and capable of growing in a culture medium containing xylose as the sole carbon source.

Origin of isolated colonies	Isolated colonies
	No	%
Avocado (Persea americana)	20	9.9
Sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum officinarum)	18	8.9
Saccharine sorghum bagasse (Sorghum bicolor)	20	9.9
Banana (Musa balbisiana)	23	11.4
Potato (Solanum tuberosum)	23	11.4
Beet (Beta vulgares esculenta)	18	8.9
Taro (Colocasia esculenta)	20	9.9
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)	21	10.4
Pepper (Capsicum annuun)	18	8.9
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	21	10.4
Total isolated colonies	202	100