Effect of water activity on stress tolerance and biocontrol activity in antagonistic yeast Rhodosporidium paludigenum

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 103-108

  Wang, Yifei ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Xia, Jindan ^a   Yu, Ting ^a   Lou, Binggan ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Zheng, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Postharvest; Rhodosporidium paludigenum; Stress tolerance; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL VIABILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; RHODOSPORIDIUM PALUDIGENUM; STRESS; YEAST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; PYRUS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER; YEASTS; ZIZIPHUS;

PYRUS; RHODOSPORIDIUM PALUDIGENUM; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 77957259376     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.07.035     Document Type: Article

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