Open AccessActivity of different ‘killer’ yeasts on strains of yeast species undesirable in the food industry
Author(s) -
Palpacelli Valentino,
Ciani Maurizio,
Rosini Gianfranco
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04572.x
Subject(s) - yeast , schizosaccharomyces pombe , biology , saccharomyces cerevisiae , saccharomyces , kluyveromyces , kluyveromyces lactis , microbiology and biotechnology , strain (injury) , biochemistry , anatomy
Killer strains of the genera Saccharomyces, Hansenula and Kluyveromyces were tested for killing activity against yeasts that cause trouble in the food inductry (in the genera Zygosaccharomyces, Kloeckera, Saccharomycodes and Schizosaccharomyces ). Saccharomyces strains killed only Zygosaccharomyces rouxii strains, while non‐ Saccharomyces strains showed a wider anti‐yeast spectrum. The Kluyveromyces phaffii killer strain was of particular interest because of its killer action against Kloeckera apiculata, Saccharomycodes ludwigii and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii .