Background and Purpose: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic and recurrent superficial dermatitis in which Malassezia species play an important role. There are different Malassezia species, which have been recently reported to be resistant to common antifungals. Natural sources can be useful alternatives to reduce the emergence of this resistance. Kombucha tea is believed to have potential antimi...

Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage containing bioactive compounds from and vital such as acetic acid, D-saccharic acid-1,4-lactone, glucuronic gluconic acids produced the metabolic activities of bacteria yeasts, which benefit human health. contains symbiotic culture yeast (SCOBY), actively ferments sugar. microbial compositions vary due to environmental conditions starter culture. Saccharomyc...

Faloak (Sterculia quadrifida R.Br) stem bark tea is consumed as herbal drink by some people on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara. The potential and bioactive content of faloak can be increased fermenting it into kombucha, considering that there has been no use bark, especially the main substrate in kombucha fermentation. This study aims to examine effects various concentrations (0,8, 1,2, 1,6, 2...

The survival of foodborne pathogens under stressful food processing conditions and in host’s gastrointestinal tract has been widely reported to cause the outbreak human diseases. Generally, antibiotics have used elimi-nate microbial flora pathogens. However, overuse contributed emergence spread multi-drug-resistant Kombucha is a beverage prepared by fermenting sugared tea or other substrates wi...

Consumption of kombucha fermented tea (KT) has always been associated with different health benefits. Many personal experiences and testimonials of KT drinkers are available throughout the world on the ability of KT to protect against a vast number of metabolic and infectious diseases, but very little scientific evidence is available that validates the beneficial effects of KT. The aim of this ...

Kombucha is a fermented drink that provides health effects. Wuluh starfruit leaves are one of the ingredients can be used in making kombucha. This study was conducted to determine effect fermentation time on physical, chemical, and antioxidant characteristics wuluh leaf kombucha tea (Avverhoa bilimbi Linn.). research an experimental with completely randomized design (CRD) consisting 4 treatment...

The foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is sensitive to acids and can be inactivated by exposure to low pH conditions. Spraying animals at risk of infection with suspensions of acid-forming microorganisms has been identified as a potential strategy for preventing FMD. Kombucha is one of the most strongly acid-forming symbiotic probiotics and could thus be an effective agent with which to implem...

Kombucha as a tea-based fermented beverage has become progressively widespread, mainly in the functional food market, because of health-improving benefits. As part daily diet for adults and children, kombucha was valuable non-alcoholic drink containing beneficial mixtures organic acids, minerals, vitamins, proteins, polyphenols, etc. The influence specific surface area vessel, inoculum size, in...