G. Aielli, M. Alviggi, V. Ammosov, M. Biglietti, P. Camarri, V. Canale, M. Caprio, R. Cardarelli, G. Carlino, G. Cataldi, G. Chiodini, F. Conventi, R. de Asmundis , M. Della Pietra, D. Della Volpe, A. Di Ciaccio, A. Di Simone ∗, L. Di Stante, E. Gorini, F. Grancagnolo, P. Iengo, B. Liberti, A. Nisati, Fr. Pastore, E. Pastori, S. Patricelli, R. Perrino, M. Primavera, R. Santonico, G. Sekhniaidze...

This study investigated the potential of oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula glutinis utilizing pulp and paper wastewater effluents as cultivation media for the sustainable production of microbial lipids as biodiesel feedstock. R. glutinis is oleaginous yeast, which has the ability to produce significant quantities of intercellular lipids in the form of triacylglycerols. Yeast lipids are a promising p...

The biological treatment of wastewater discharged from a biodiesel fuel (BDF) production plant conducting alkali catalysis transesterification was investigated. BDF wastewater has a high pH and high hexane-extracted oil and low nitrogen concentrations, and inhibits the growth of microorganisms. The biological treatment of BDF wastewater is difficult because the composition of such wastewater is...

Resident fruit microflora has been the source of biocontrol agents for the control of postharvest decay of fruits and the active ingredient in commercialized biocontrol products. With the exception of grapes and apples, information on the resident microflora of other fruits is only fragmentary, but greater knowledge in this area can be very helpful in developing biocontrol strategies. We charac...

OBJECTIVES The infections caused by basidiomycetous yeasts are often difficult to resolve. Combined therapy might be useful in those severe cases where a monotherapy was ineffective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of combinations of micafungin with amphotericin B or fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole and ravuconazole against isolates of Trichosporon, Rhodotorul...

The 'Nduja of Spilinga protected geographical indication (PGI) is a spreadable italian salami, obtained by using fat (50%), lean of pork (25%), chili pepper (25%) and NaCl, stuffed into natural pork casing. Its predominant flora is represented by yeasts, reaching at the end of seasoning values of 6 log CFU/g. Considering the need to enhance and protect traditional local products, it seemed inte...

The quantity of extracellular carotenoid pigments in Rhodotorula sp., determined by the absorbance observed at 520 nm, reached a maximum after 4 days, varying between 0,8729 μg/g of dry mass in A2 and 7,5365 μg/g of dry mass in B1.The accumulation of carotenoid pigments in the intra-cellular environment had values between 1,888μg/g of dry mass in B2E and 1.711μg/g of dry

A total of 202 cultures of yeasts were isolated and characterized from king crab and Dungeness crab meat. A yeastlike organism, resembling Aureobasidium pullulans, and 15 different species distributed among the genera Rhodotorula, Cryptococcus, Torulopsis, Candida, and Trichosporon were represented. Nine of the species grew at 5 C or lower. Although two of the species grew at 37 C, none of the ...