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Debaryomyces hansenii is a very peculiar spoilage microorganism: this yeast shows a good performance under concentrations of sodium chloride which prevent growth of most microorganisms. Here we report aspects of this behaviour and present data which support the theory that the salt loving nature of D. hansenii can be explained by the capability of the membrane potassium carriers to transport potassium into the cells, even in the presence of high concentrations of sodium.
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Prista, C., Loureiro-Dias, M.C. (2007). Debaryomyces Hansenii, a Salt Loving Spoilage Yeast. In: Pereira, M.S. (eds) A Portrait of State-of-the-Art Research at the Technical University of Lisbon. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5690-1_28
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