List of microorganisms found in sourdough
# 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
