Fig. 1

Isolation, screening and identification of the xylitol producing isolate. a Isolated strain CP02 on YPX plate along with its ITS and D1/D2 based phylogenetic tree showing the evolutionary relationship of Meyerozyma caribbica CP02 (ON077350) with other phylogenetically closest members. Bootstrap support values for ML ≥ 70% (black) given above the nodes. The tree has been rooted with the type strain of Scheffersomyces stipites ATCC58376. b Inverted microscope image of M. caribbica CP02 (magnification, 40×). c SEM micrograph depicting morphology and budding cells of M. caribbica CP02 at a magnification of, i. × 1000, yeast colony at ii. × 1100 and, iii. at × 800 with 10 kV