Pichia anomala as a biocontrol agent of Penicillium, roquefori in high-moisture wheat, rye, barley, and oats stored under airtight conditions

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 471-476

  Petersson, Stina ^a   Schnürer, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cereal grain; Mold; Postharvest; Storage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CEREAL; FUNGUS; STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENDOMYCETALES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; OAT; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; WHEAT;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII; PICHIA ANOMALA; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0031815529     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-5-471     Document Type: Article

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