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TOP YEAST [3 records]

Record 1 2003-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 2 1999-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Brewing and Malting
  • Winemaking
OBS

A microorganism that do not form ascospores but grow vegetatively in the presence of air producing a scum on the surface of alcoholic solutions (as wine and beer).

OBS

Also known as "top yeast", meaning that the yeast fungi grow horizontally forming a carpet rather than downward.

Key term(s)
  • top yeast

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Brasserie et malterie
  • Industrie vinicole

Spanish

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