Postharvest fungal diseases cause serious fruit losses and food safety issues worldwide.
The trend in preventing food loss and waste has shifted to environmentally friendly and …

Eight strains of Metschnikowia pulcherrima isolated over a 4-year period from an
unmanaged orchard and selected for their biocontrol activity against blue mold (caused by …

In this study, various fruit were employed as biocontrol yeast reservoirs, and eleven distinct
yeast cultures of Metschnikowia sp. belonging to 6 different species were identified with …

Penicillium expansum Link. is the causal agent of apple blue mold, and it can cause severe
loss of stored fruit. The use of fungicides is still the major means for postharvest control of …

Wild yeasts isolated from the surface of apples were screened for antagonistic activity
against Penicillium expansum, the main producer of the mycotoxin patulin. Three …

The efficacy of three antagonistic yeasts, Metschnikowia pulcherrima strain MACH1, M.
pulcherrima strain GS9, and Metschnikowia fructicola strain AL27, against Penicillium …

Penicillium frequentans (Pf909) reduces brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. in stone fruit.
The registration of a microbial biocontrol agent in Europe requires information on the risks …

Penicillium expansum is an important postharvest pathogen that not only causes decay on
apple and pear fruit but also produces the carcinogenic mycotoxin patulin in spoiled fruit and …

Metschnikowia pulcherrima alone and in combination with methyl jasmonate [MeJA] was
applied for control of blue mold of apple caused by Penicillium expansum. In vitro, MeJA at …

Potential antagonists were isolated from the epiphytic flora associated with oranges and
pome fruit. A total of 1465 microorganisms were tested in a preliminary screening against …