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The fermentation of mixed cultures of apiculate and Saccharomyces yests at various temperatures was studied employing a selective medium for wine yeasts. In mixed cultures, fermentation at low temperatures (10°C) did not permit suitable propagation of Saccharomyces yeast, contrary to pure culture fermentations. It is suspected that under these conditions the apiculate yeasts produce inhibitory substances that prevent normal reproduction of wine yeasts.
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Sharf, R., Margalith, P. The effect of temperature on spontaneous wine fermentation. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17, 311–313 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00508027
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00508027