Vitis vinifera is one of the most widely cultivated fruit crops with a great economic impact on
the global industry. As a plant, it is naturally colonised by a wide variety of both prokaryotic …

Recent studies have highlighted the role of the grapevine microbiome in addressing a wide
panel of features, ranging from the signature of field origin to wine quality. Although the …

From the time when microbial activity in wine fermentation was first demonstrated, the
microbial ecology of the vineyard, grape, and wine has been extensively investigated using …

Microorganisms associated with Vitis vinifera (grapevine) can affect its growth, health and
grape quality. The aim of this study was to unravel the biodiversity of the bacterial …

In recent years, the concept of “microbial terroir” has been introduced in the frame of the
more renowned notion of “vitivinicultural terroir,'since several studies demonstrated that …

We used the culture-independent method of high-throughput pyrosequencing of 16S
ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene amplicons to analyze the diversity of bacteria associated with …

Grape berries harbor a wide range of microbes originating from the vineyard environment,
many of which are recognized for their role in the must fermentation process shaping wine …

Grapevine is a well-studied, economically relevant crop, whose associated bacteria could
influence its organoleptic properties. In this study, the spatial and temporal dynamics of the …

Vitis vinifera L. cv. Corvina grape forms the basis for the production of unique wines, such as
Amarone, whose distinctive sensory features are strongly linked to the post-harvest grape …

Background Grapevine is a woody, perennial plant of high economic importance worldwide.
Like other plants, it lives in close association with large numbers of microorganisms …