Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin
Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala. Laboratory and field studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Sui-Sheng (Sylvia) Hua have shown that the yeast competes successfully for nutrients–and space to grow–that might otherwise be used by an unwanted mold, Aspergillus flavus. A…



