Grapes have a complex microbial ecology including filamentous fungi, yeasts and bacteria
with different physiological characteristics and effects upon wine production. Some species …

International competition within the wine market, consumer demands for newer styles of
wines and increasing concerns about the environmental sustainability of wine production …

Yeasts are a diverse seemingly ubiquitous group of eukaryotic microbes, and many are
naturally associated with fruits. Humans have harnessed yeasts since the dawn of …

The use of commercial wine yeast strains as starters has grown extensively over the past
two decades. In this study, a large-scale sampling plan was devised over a period of 3 years …

This work is the first large-scale study on vineyard-associated yeast strains from Apulia
(Southern Italy). Yeasts were identified by Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) ribotyping and …

Background Genome variability generates phenotypic heterogeneity and is of relevance for
adaptation to environmental change, but the extent of such variability in natural populations …

Humans have had a significant impact on the distribution and abundance of S
accharomyces cerevisiae through its widespread use in beer, bread and wine production …

The use of commercial wine yeast strains as starters has been extensively generalised over
the past two decades. In this study, a large-scale sampling plan was devised over a period …

We herein evaluate intraspecific genetic diversity of fermentative vineyard-associated S.
cerevisiae strains and evaluate relationships between grape varieties and geographical …

Combination of molecular genetic analysis (karyotyping, PCR-RFLP of MET2, the ITS1-ITS2
region and the NTS region) and physiological examination (melibiose and mannitol …