Review: Utilization of antagonistic yeasts to manage postharvest fungal diseases of fruit

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-160

  Liu, Jia ^a   Sui, Yuan ^a   Wisniewski, Michael ^b   Droby, Samir ^c   Liu, Yongsheng ^a,d  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antagonistic yeast; Mode of action; Postharvest disease; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA CIFERRII; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CANDIDA SAITOANA; CANDIDA SAKE; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; CYSTOFILOBASIDIUM INFIRMOMINIATUM; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRUIT; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; KLOECKERA APICULATA; METSCHNIKOWIA; METSCHNIKOWIA FRUCTICOLA; NONHUMAN; PICHIA; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; PICHIA MEMBRANAEFACIENS; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; REVIEW; RHODOSPORIDIUM; RHODOSPORIDIUM PALUDIGENUM; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

FUNGI;

ANTAGONISTIC YEAST; MODE OF ACTION; POSTHARVEST DISEASE; STRESS TOLERANCE;

ANTIBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FUNGI; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YEASTS;

EID: 84885699963     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.09.004     Document Type: Review

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