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