Biodiversity of Indigenous Saccharomyces Populations from Old Wineries of South-Eastern Sicily (Italy): Preservation and Economic Potential

Sabina Di Maio; Giuseppe Polizzotto; Enrico Di Gangi; Giusy Foresta; Giuseppe Genna; Antonella Verzera; Antonio Scacco; Gabriele Amore; Daniele Oliva

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030428

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Biodiversity of Indigenous Saccharomyces Populations from Old Wineries of South-Eastern Sicily (Italy): Preservation and Economic Potential

Sabina Di Maio,

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Giuseppe Polizzotto,

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Enrico Di Gangi,

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Giusy Foresta,

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Giuseppe Genna,

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Antonella Verzera,

Affiliation Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy
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Antonio Scacco,

Affiliations Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Alimentari, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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Gabriele Amore,

Affiliations Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy, Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Alimentari, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy, Animal Physiology and Evolution Laboratory, Stazione Zoologica “Anton Dohrn” Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Daniele Oliva

* E-mail: d.oliva@vitevino.it

Affiliation Istituto Regionale della Vite e del Vino, Palermo, Italy
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Biodiversity of Indigenous Saccharomyces Populations from Old Wineries of South-Eastern Sicily (Italy): Preservation and Economic Potential

Sabina Di Maio,
Giuseppe Polizzotto,
Enrico Di Gangi,
Giusy Foresta,
Giuseppe Genna,
Antonella Verzera,
Antonio Scacco,
Gabriele Amore,
Daniele Oliva

Published: February 29, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030428

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