LAB = Lactic Acid Bacteria. There are roughly a dozen different species of these bacteria in this brew.

Yeasts = A diversity of naturally occurring yeasts, including common bread yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae).

PNSB = Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria.

This group of microbes can be described in many ways when they function as a consortium:

Syntropic - lead to a higher level of structure, order, alignment, coherence, information, and complexity

Metabiotic - create environmental conditions that support the survival and growth of other microbes

Antioxidative - ability to neutralize free radicals and unstable molecules that cause cellular damage and tissue decay.