“…However, several bacteria, yeasts and fungi which are able to degrade or tolerate tannins have been isolated (Mingshu et al, 2006). Different tannic aciddegrading strains belonging to genera Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, Pantoea and Serratia are currently known (Deschamps et al, 1983;Ajay Kumar et al, 1999;Pepi et al, 2010;Jadhav et al, 2011;Sivashanmugam & Jayaraman, 2011).…”