Hello everyone. I am working on antimicrobial properties of yeast isolated from kombucha. So I chose 2 (out of 4) yeast strains with the highest antimicrobial properties, ran a PCR test and then send my samples in order to be sequenced. The BLAST results showed me Candida parapsilosis. I wonder, is this a relevant finding? I searched and read a few articles about this yeast strain's role in fermented foods, it's potential as a probiotic (somehow?) and it's technological properties in fermentation, especially in fermenting glucose and even findings of Candida spp. in kombucha. I am currently writing my thesis, yet as a Master's student, I am somehow worried and not sure to even report it. I am quite sure of my PCR test, as I saw sharp bonds on my electrophoresis gel and used proper primers (ITS and NL-4). Is this data considered relevant or am I being overly-nervous?

Thanks a lot in advance!

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