| Summary: | In view of the growing concern about the impact of synthetic fungicides on human health and the environment, several government bodies have decided to ban them. As a result, a great number of studies have been carried out in recent decades with the aim of finding a biological alternative to inhibit the growth of fungal pathogens. In order to avoid the large losses of fruit and vegetables that these pathogens cause every year, the biological alternative’s efficacy should be the same as that of a chemical pesticide. In this review, the main studies discussed concern <i>Saccharomyces</i> and non-<i>Saccharomyces</i> yeasts as potential antagonists against phytopathogenic fungi of the genera <i>Penicillium</i> and <i>Aspergillus</i> and the species <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> on table grapes, wine grapes, and raisins.
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