f.a. sp. nov. and f.a. sp. nov., two novel ascomycetous yeast species isolated from olive oil mills in Italy, and reassignment of 11 species to the genus .

Three yeast strains were isolated from an olive paste sample (CBS 18661) and two samples of olive oil (CBS 18662 and CBS 18660) were collected in two different mills in Verona province, Italy. The sequence comparison of the D1/D2 domains of the LSU rRNA gene and the internal transcribed space (ITS) regions indicated that these strains belonged to the genus . Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated sequences of the ITS regions and the D1/D2 domains indicated that they represented members of two distinct species.

Assessing variability among culturable phylloplane basidiomycetous yeasts from Italian agroecosystems.

This study analysed basidiomycetous yeasts isolated from the phylloplane of crops and spontaneous plants in Italian agroecosystems. A total of 25 species belonging to 17 genera were recognized by analysing 83 isolates from vineyards and orchards, that are not treated with synthetic fungicides, and adjacent natural areas. Rhodotorula graminis and Filobasidium magnum were the most frequent species but 13 others were represented by a single isolate (e.

Fermentation Performances and Aroma Contributions of Selected Non- Yeasts for Cherry Wine Production.

This study evaluates the fermentation performances of non- strains in fermenting cherry must from Italian cherries unsuitable for selling and not intended to be consumed fresh, and their effects on the chemical composition of the resulting wine. Fermentation trials in 100 and 500 mL of must were carried out to select 21 strains belonging to 11 non- species. Cherry wines obtained by six select strains were chemically analyzed for fixed and volatile compounds.