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Conditionally pathogenic species Pichia guilliermondii which, being parenterally introduced to white mice, induced pathological changes in viscera and rarely death, has been revealed among species of genus Pichia previously considered as a nonpathogenic genus. The strains differ considerably between themselves in virulence. The latter does not depend on the yeast sex and the source of strain isolation.
Yeast of different taxonomic groups isolated from the organism of long-livers of Abkhazia have been studied for their antagonistic activity relative to the conditionally pathogenic and pathogenic bacteria and for the presence of the killer factor. It is shown that representatives of ten species of fungi are antagonists of the studied bacteria, the strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae being the most active antagonists. The presence of the killer factor is found in representatives of five species o the yeast. It is supposed that the antagonistic activity relative to the bacteria and the killer activity in the yeast are due to substances of different chemical nature.
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The quantification of ethanol in alcoholic beverages was performed by yeast cell-based conductometric biosensor. A membrane with yeast cells immobilized in 2% Ca-alginate gel was attached on gold planar electrodes. Changes in conductivity due to the specific consumption of ethanol by yeast cells were registered by the computer-controlled sensor system. The response time of the constructed microbial sensor was less than 5 min, linearity (in a logarithmic scale) was observed in the range of 5-100 mM alcohol concentration. It was established that pH value in their region from 5 to 8 did not influence the levels of initial signal. The increase of a buffer capacity in the sample results in the decrease of the biosensor output. The minimal detectable level of ethanol was 1 mM and the relative standard deviation appeared to be 10-12% for 15 repeated assays. When the system was operated and stored at 20-25 degrees C, the biosensor response was stable for only 3 days. However, when the microbial sensor was stored at 4 degrees C, the system was stable up to 12 days. Good correlation between the results obtained by a conductometric cell-biosensor and gas chromatograph was observed.
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