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Maurizio Ciani is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. Their primary research area lies within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Food Science and related subfields. Their academic contributions reflect extensive work in topics such as fermentation processes, horticultural and viticultural research, and biochemical mechanisms.

Their research topics include:

  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Biochemical and Biochemical Processes
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods

Maurizio Ciani has published numerous papers in various journals, with recent representative works including:

  • "Yeast Interactions and Molecular Mechanisms in Wine Fermentation: A Comprehensive Review," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Potential Probiotic Yeasts Sourced from Natural Environmental and Spontaneous Processed Foods," 2020, Foods
  • "Assessment of non-conventional yeasts with potential probiotic for protein-fortified craft beer production," 2021, LWT
  • "Metschnikowia pulcherrima as biocontrol agent and wine aroma enhancer in combination with a native Saccharomyces cerevisiae," 2023, LWT
  • "Biocontrol of Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts in Vineyard against the Gray Mold Disease Agent Botrytis cinerea," 2022, Microorganisms

Their work has been published frequently in journals such as Foods, Fermentation, Microorganisms, Preprints.org, and LWT, with multiple contributions to each venue.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Francesca Comitini
  • Laura Canonico
  • Alice Agarbati
  • Edoardo Galli
  • Enrica Marini

Their subfields of study reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach, spanning:

  • Food Science
  • Plant Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Maurizio Ciani's work contributes data on yeast interactions in fermentation, probiotic potential of yeasts, biocontrol applications in agriculture, and sensory analysis related to food and beverages. Their research combines microbiological and biochemical perspectives with practical applications in the food and wine industries.

Best Publications

  • Selected non-Saccharomyces wine yeasts in controlled multistarter fermentations with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Francesca Comitini;Mirko Gobbi;Paola Domizio;Cristina Romani

  • Controlled mixed culture fermentation: a new perspective on the use of non-Saccharomyces yeasts in winemaking.

    Maurizio Ciani;Francesca Comitini;Ilaria Maria Mannazzu;Paola Domizio

  • Oenological properties of non-Saccharomyces yeasts associated with wine-making.

    M. Ciani;F. Maccarelli

  • Lachancea thermotolerans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in simultaneous and sequential co-fermentation: A strategy to enhance acidity and improve the overall quality of wine

    Mirko Gobbi;Francesca Comitini;Paola Domizio;Cristina Romani

  • Fermentation behaviour and metabolic interactions of multistarter wine yeast fermentations

    Maurizio Ciani;Luca Beco;Francesca Comitini

  • Outlining a future for non-Saccharomyces yeasts: Selection of putative spoilage wine strains to be used in association with Saccharomyces cerevisiae for grape juice fermentation

    Paola Domizio;Cristina Romani;Livio Lencioni;Francesca Comitini

  • Antimicrobial activity of Metschnikowia pulcherrima on wine yeasts

    L. Oro;M. Ciani;F. Comitini

  • Direct Enumeration and Isolation of Wine Yeasts from Grape Surfaces

    Alessandro Martini;Maurizio Ciani;Gloria Scorzetti

  • Non-conventional Yeast Species for Lowering Ethanol Content of Wines.

    Maurizio Ciani;Pilar Morales;Francesca Comitini;Jordi Tronchoni

  • Volatile organic compounds from Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Saccharomyces cerevisiae inhibit growth of decay causing fungi and control postharvest diseases of strawberries.

    Lucia Oro;Erica Feliziani;Maurizio Ciani;Gianfranco Romanazzi

  • Yeast Interactions in Inoculated Wine Fermentation

    Maurizio Ciani;Angela Capece;Francesca Comitini;Laura Canonico

  • Torulaspora delbrueckii in the brewing process: A new approach to enhance bioflavour and to reduce ethanol content

    Laura Canonico;Alice Agarbati;Francesca Comitini;Maurizio Ciani

  • Yeast interactions in multi-starter wine fermentation

    Maurizio Ciani;Francesca Comitini

  • The growth kinetics and fermentation behaviour of some non-Saccharomyces yeasts associated with wine-making

    Maurizio Ciani;Gabriele Picciotti

  • Combined use of immobilized Candida stellata cells and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve the quality of wines

    M. Ciani;L. Ferraro

  • Non-Saccharomyces wine yeasts have a promising role in biotechnological approaches to winemaking

    Maurizio Ciani;Francesca Comitini

  • Pichia anomala and Kluyveromyces wickerhamii killer toxins as new tools against Dekkera/Brettanomyces spoilage yeasts

    Francesca Comitini;Jessica De Ingeniis;Laura Pepe;Ilaria Maria Mannazzu

  • Pichia anomalaandKluyveromyces wickerhamiikiller toxins as new tools againstDekkera/Brettanomycesspoilage yeasts

    Francesca Comitini;Jessica Ingeniis De;Laura Pepe;Ilaria Mannazzu

  • Effects of biostimulation and bioaugmentation on diesel removal and bacterial community

    Manuela Taccari;Vesna Milanovic;Francesca Comitini;Cristiano Casucci

  • Tetrapisispora phaffii killer toxin is a highly specific β-glucanase that disrupts the integrity of the yeast cell wall

    Francesca Comitini;Ilaria Maria Mannazzu;Ilaria Maria Mannazzu;Maurizio Ciani

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrizia Romano
Patrizia Romano University of Basilicata
Gianfranco Romanazzi
Gianfranco Romanazzi Marche Polytechnic University
Emanuele Zannini
Emanuele Zannini University College Cork
Giuseppe Comi
Giuseppe Comi University of Udine
Luca Simone Cocolin
Luca Simone Cocolin University of Turin
Marco Ventura
Marco Ventura University of Parma
Fabrizio Adani
Fabrizio Adani University of Milan
Giovanna Suzzi
Giovanna Suzzi University of Teramo
Graham H. Fleet
Graham H. Fleet University of New South Wales
Sandra Torriani
Sandra Torriani University of Verona

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