Influence of pressurized carbon dioxide on the thermal inactivation of bacterial and fungal spores

P Ballestra, JL Cuq - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 1998 - Elsevier
The antimicrobial potential of CO 2 applied under 5 MPa pressure during heat treatment was
investigated againstBacillus subtilisspores,Byssochlamys fulvaascospores andAspergillus …

Brettanomyces bruxellensis: Overview of the genetic and phenotypic diversity of an anthropized yeast

J Harrouard, C Eberlein, P Ballestra… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐associated microorganisms are ideal models to study the impact of environmental
changes on species evolution and adaptation because of their small genome, short …

Grapevine rootstock and soil microbiome interactions: Keys for a resilient viticulture

…, G Martins, S Compant, P Ballestra… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Soil microbiota has increasingly been shown to play an integral role in viticulture resilience.
The emergence of new metagenomic and culturomic technologies has led to significant …

[HTML][HTML] Exopolysaccharide (EPS) Synthesis by Oenococcus oeni: From Genes to Phenotypes

…, M Vuillemin, H Campbell-Sills, PM Lucas, P Ballestra… - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Oenococcus oeni is the bacterial species which drives malolactic fermentation in wine. The
analysis of 50 genomic sequences of O. oeni (14 already available and 36 newly sequenced …

[HTML][HTML] Soil composition and rootstock genotype drive the root associated microbial communities in young grapevines

R Darriaut, L Antonielli, G Martins, P Ballestra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soil microbiota plays a significant role in plant development and health and appears to be a
major component of certain forms of grapevine decline. A greenhouse experiment was …

Expanding the diversity of oenococcal bacteriophages: insights into a novel group based on the integrase sequence

F Jaomanjaka, P Ballestra, M Dols-lafargue… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Temperate bacteriophages are a contributor of the genetic diversity in the lactic acid bacterium
Oenococcus oeni. We used a classification scheme for oenococcal prophages based on …

Assessment of chitosan antimicrobial effect on wine microbes

C Miot-Sertier, M Paulin, L Dutilh, P Ballestra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an active highly charged polysaccharide that has initially been developed in
oenology to eliminate the spoilage yeast B. bruxellensis. However, different forms of chitosan …

Brettanomyces bruxellensis phenotypic diversity, tolerance to wine stress and wine spoilage ability

…, W Albertin, I Masneuf-Pomarède, P Ballestra… - Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brettanomyces bruxellensis is a yeast species found in many fermented matrices. A high
level of genetic diversity prevails in this species and was recently connected with tolerance to …

Investigation into mousy off-flavor in wine using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with stir bar sorptive extraction

D Kiyomichi, C Franc, P Moulis, L Riquier, P Ballestra… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Three major compounds, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (APY), 2-acetyltetrahydropyridine (ATHP) and
2-ethyltetrahydropyridine (ETHP), have been identified as responsible for the mousy off-…

[HTML][HTML] Brettanomyces bruxellensis wine isolates show high geographical dispersal and long persistence in cellars

…, C Miot-Sertier, A Mas, MC Portillo, P Ballestra… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Brettanomyces bruxellensis is the main wine spoiler yeast all over the world, yet the
structure of the populations associated with winemaking remains elusive. In this work, we …