“…Indeed, when evaluating a microorganism as a potential decontaminating agent, the assessment of the stability of toxin-cell complex could be a key trait, as toxin release would have negative health implications (Peltonen, El-Nezami, Haskard, Ahokas, & Salminen, 2001); however, a drawback in the literature is that no data are available on the stability of OTA-S. cerevisiae complex under wine fermentation conditions. The only evidence is a study on the stability of the complex in a laboratory medium (Bevilacqua et al, 2014). Therefore, the present study was aimed to evaluate five genetically distinct S. cerevisiae strains, previously shown to remove OTA from model systems, for their ability to remove and stably bind OTA from Uva di Troia grape must (a red variety from Southern Italy), as a function of some parameters, i.e.…”