Taxonomic and molecular characterization of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in nunu, a Ghanaian fermented milk product

► First molecular biology based investigation of nunu processing associated LAB and yeast. ► Lactobacillus fermentum indigenous to nunu. ► Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii indigenous to nunu. ► Putatively novel Lactoccous spp. isolated. ► An important step towards developing starter cultures for nunu fermentation.