dire need to explore the potential of indigenous strains of yeasts to meet the national
requirements and to save the foreign exchange. There are different sources for the isolation
of yeast species4. However their presence, were reported mostly from the citrus juice5, dahi6
and sugarcane juice7, molasses8, sugar mill effluents9 and fermented foods10 and fermented
pineapple juice11. As there is global emphasis in ethanol production by fermentation
process.