Abstract:Antagonistic yeasts present antimicrobial activity against a wide range of microorganisms, from other yeast species or strains, to bacteria and fungi from natural habitats, industrial processes or immunocompromised patients. The diversity of antimicrobial mechanisms depends mainly on the yeast species and might be represented by the production of killer toxins, enzymes and various cellular compounds or the presence of substrate competition mechanisms. The growing interest developed during last decades for the … Show more
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