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Biodiversity of indigenous Saccharomyces populations from old wineries of south-eastern Sicily (Italy): preservation and economic potential.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Di Maio Sabina, Polizzotto Giuseppe, Di Gangi Enrico, Foresta Giusy, Genna Giuseppe, Verzera Antonella, Scacco Antonio, Amore Gabriele, Oliva Daniele
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, the preservation of biodiversity has become an important issue. Despite much public discussion, however, current practices in the food industry seldom take account of its potential economic importance: on the contrary, the introduction of industrialized agriculture practices over large areas has often resulted in a dramatic reduction in biodiversity.In this paper, we report on the remarkable...
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