Freeze-Drying of Yeasts
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Increased interest in biotechnology along with the requirement for strains associated with patent applications to be deposited in a reconized collection, under the terms of the Budapest Treaty (1977), has increased the demand for the maintenance of microorganisms in designated culture collections. As with other microorganisms, long-term preservation methods are required that ensure survival of the strain and the retention of any characteristics of commercial value.