Biocontrol Activity of the Local Strain of Metschnikowia pulcherrima on Different Postharvest Pathogens

Table 3

Inhibition of spore germination and fungal growth in grape juice by M. pulcherrima UMY15 strain.

Fungal species	% mycelial growth^a		% Biocontrol
	Fungal spores only	Fungal spores + M. pulcherrima
P. roqueforti	100	0	100
P. italicum	100	50	50
P. expansum	100	25	75
Fusarium sp.	100	0	100
Rhizopus sp.	100	25	75
A. niger	100	70	30
A. oryzae	100	0	100
A. parasiticus	100	40	60

aMycelial growth in grape juice was determined visually. Spore germination and growth of mycelia in control groups that do not contain M. pulcherrima UMY15 were accepted as %100 growth. %biocontrol activity was estimated by comparing the mycelial growth of mold spores coinoculated with M. pulcherrima UMY15 strains to the growth of controls.