Siderophore production was investigated using Chrome azurol S (CAS) agar (1.21 g Chrome azurol S (CAS), 100 mL iron (III) solution (1 mmol FeCl 3  6H 2 O, 10 mmol HCl), 1.82 g hexadecyltrimetyl ammonium bromide (HDTMA), 0.3 % (v/v) methylene blue, 15 g agar per liter of water). The medium was prepared according to the method described by [36] . Yeasts were grown on YPD agar at 25 ± 2 °C for 24 h, and then a single colony was picked and point inoculated onto CAS agar. The cultures were incubated at 25 ± 2 °C for 5 days. The isolate showed colonies surrounded by light orange zones, indicating the presence of iron carriers.