| identification of yeast strains isolated from marcha in sikkim, a microbial starter for amylolytic fermentation. | marcha or murcha is a traditional amylolytic starter used to produce sweet-sour alcoholic drinks, commonly called jaanr in the himalayan regions of india, nepal, bhutan, and tibet (china). the aim of this study was to examine the microflora of marcha collected from sikkim in india, focusing on yeast flora and their roles. twenty yeast strains were isolated from six samples of marcha and identified by genetic and phenotypic methods. they were first classified into four groups (group i, ii, iii, a ... | 2005 | 15734562 |
| sporotrichosis in north-east india. | reports on the occurrence of sporotrichosis in some parts of north-east india are scarce. we report here five cases of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis from north-east india, including one from sikkim state and four from distant places in the north-eastern part of west bengal. all patients were full or part-time farmers or gardeners. diagnosis of sporotrichosis was confirmed by isolation of sporothrix schenckii in culture and in vitro conversion of the isolates to yeast form. the cases were treate ... | 2007 | 17472617 |
| geographical markers for saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with similar technological origins domesticated for rice-based ethnic fermented beverages production in north east india. | autochthonous strains of saccharomyces cerevisiae from traditional starters used for the production of rice-based ethnic fermented beverage in north east india were examined for their genetic polymorphism using mitochondrial dna-rflp and electrophoretic karyotyping. mitochondrial dna-rflp analysis of s. cerevisiae strains with similar technological origins from hamei starter of manipur and marcha starter of sikkim revealed widely separated clusters based on their geographical origin. electrophor ... | 2011 | 21717205 |