Yeasts in the traditional brewing of pito in Ghana

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 593-597

  Sefa Dedeh, S ^a   Sanni, A I ^b   Tetteh, G ^a   Sakyi Dawson, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverage; Ethanol tolerance; Ghana; Wort fermentation

Indexed keywords

BREWING; FERMENTATION; GHANA;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; HANSENULA ANOMALA; KLOECKERA APICULATA; KLUVYEROMYCES AFRICANUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TORULASPORA DELBRUECKII;

EID: 0032724064     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008955300156     Document Type: Article

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