Cultures in Water Kefir Grains

Water Kefir Grains are a combination of live bacteria and yeasts that exist in a  symbiotic matrix. While a highly complex and variable community of  lactic acid bacteria and yeasts can be found in kefir grains, this is a  list of the specific set of active bacteria and yeast generally known to  comprise Water Kefir Grains:*

Bacteria Species Lactobacillus L. acidophilus L. alactosus L. brevis L. bulgaricus L. casei subsp. casei L. casei subsp. pseudoplantarum L. casei subsp. rhamnosus L. casei subsp. tolerans L. coryneformis subsp. torquens L. fructosus L. hilgardii L. homohiochi L. plantarum L. psuedoplantarum L. reuteri L. yamanashiensis
Species Streptococcus S. agalactiae S. bovis S. cremeris S. faecalis S. lactis S. mutans S. pneumoniae S. pyogenes S. salivarius S. sanguinis S. suis S. viridans
Species Pediococcus P. damnosus
Species Leuconostoc L. mesenteroides
Species Bacillus B. subtilis B. graveolus

 
Yeast Species Saccharomyces S. bayanus S. boullardii S. cerevisiae S. florentinus S. pretoriensis S. uvarum
Species Kloeckera K. apiculata
Species Hansenula H. yalbensis
Species Candida C. gueretana C. lamica C. valida
Species Torulopsis T. insconspicna

*Please  note, this list is for general informational purposes only. We do not  test individual batches of Water Kefir Grains for yeast and bacteria  content, therefore we cannot make any guarantees to the exact probiotic  makeup any particular set of Water Kefir Grains sold on our website.