TABLE 1.

Description of the different cultures.

	Monocultures in sugared black tea	Yeast-Yeast coculture in sugared black tea	Yeast(s)-acetic acid bacteria cocultures (minimal consortia) in sugared black tea	Black or green tea kombucha (detected microorganisms)
Microbial composition (Code)	B. bruxellensis (BB) H. valbyensis (HV) A. indonesiensis (AI)	B. bruxellensis and H. valbyensis (BBHV)	B. bruxellensis and A. indonesiensis (BBAI) H. valbyensis and A. indonesiensis (HVAI) B. bruxellensis, H. valbyensis and A. indonesiensis (T)	B. bruxellensis, H. valbyensis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and bacteria including A. indonesiensis (BTK, GTK)