Effect of culture age, protectants, and initial cell concentration on viability of freeze-dried cells of Metschnikowia pulcherrima

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 809-815

  Spadaro, Davide ^a   Ciavorella, Annalisa Alessandra ^a   Lopez Reyes, Jorge Giovanny ^a   Garibaldi, Angelo ^a   Gullino, Maria Lodovica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple fruit; Biological control; Freeze drying; Postharvest; Yeast

Indexed keywords

APPLE FRUITS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; CELL VIABILITY; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; DRIED CELLS; DRYING CONDITION; FREEZE-DRYING; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LYOPROTECTANTS; POSTHARVEST; YEAST CELL;

BIOCONTROL; CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURING; FRUITS; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; SKIN; YEAST;

CELL CULTURE;

MALTOSE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CELL ORGANELLE; FREEZE DRYING; FRUIT; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; SUGAR; YEAST;

ANIMAL CELL; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL AGING; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE DRYING; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; METSCHNIKOWIA; METSCHNIKOWIA PULCHERRIMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOSIS; BOTRYTIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FREEZE DRYING; FRUIT; MALTOSE; MALUS; METSCHNIKOWIA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; TEMPERATURE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; METSCHNIKOWIA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 77958574585     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-068     Document Type: Article

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