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Molecular and Physiological Diversity of Indigenous Yeasts Isolated from Spontaneously Fermented Wine Wort from Ilfov
Viorica Maria Corbu1, Ortansa Csutak1
1Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.
Abstract:
(1) Background: Wine yeast research offers the possibility of isolating new strains with distinct metabolic properties due to the geographical location of the vineyard and the processes used in winemaking. Our study deals with the isolation and identification of six yeasts from spontaneously fermented wine wort from Romania and their characterization as new potential starter culture for traditional beverages, for food industry or biomedicine. (2) Materials and methods: The isolates were identified using conventional taxonomy tests, phenotypic phylogeny analysis (Biolog YT), MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, PCR-RFLP, and sequencing of the ITS1-5,8S-ITS2 rDNA region. The capacity of the yeasts to grow under thermal, ionic, and osmotic stress was determined. The safe status was confirmed by testing virulence and pathogenicity factors. Assays were performed in order to evaluate the growth inhibition of Candida strains and determine the antimicrobial mechanism of action. (3) Results and discussions: The yeast isolates were identified as belonging to the Metschinikowia, Hanseniaspora, Torulaspora, Pichia, and Saccharomyces genera. All the isolates were able to develop under the tested stress conditions and were confirmed as safe. With the exception of S. cerevisiae CMGB-MS1-1, all the isolates showed good antimicrobial activity based on competition for iron ions or production of killer toxins. (4) Conclusions: The results revealed the resistance of our yeasts to environmental conditions related to industrial and biomedical applications and their high potential as starter cultures and biocontrol agents, respectively.
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