Abstract:A rapid extraction of yeast genomic DNA suitable for PCR-DGGE analysis was established and the yeast community structure in a salad oil-containing wastewater treatment system was investigated. The results show, not all yeast strains capable of degrading pollutants in wastewater can be planted by system; the selection of system to yeast strains starts from the period of yeast biomass cultivation; from beginning to stable status of continuous wastewater treatment, G1, O2 or W1 are the dominant yeast strains and survive in selection of system.