**4. Conclusions**

Sequence data are useful for comparing palm wine yeasts from different trees. Data show the countries where the relatives of palm wine yeasts are dominant and may be useful for evolution and species migration studies. Palm wine yeast relatives may originate from beverage, food, and non-edible source. The G+C nucleotide data present insights on changes which may have occurred in conserved regions of some isolates over time. Comparing sequences with the highly conserved regions of the 26S rRNA genes gives an immediate picture of the lineage of palm wine yeasts and their relatives. It can also provide a foundation to select candidates for whole genome sequencing for comparision in future.
