Occurrence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae killer yeasts in wine-producing areas of Greece

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1967-1971

  Kapsopoulou, Katerina ^a   Barouti, Eleni ^a   Makrioniti, Argyro ^a   Kostaki, Katerina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Killer; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Spontaneous fermentation; Wine region

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS MEDIA; S. CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

WINE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 48349115388     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9661-2     Document Type: Article

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