Winemaking is a non-sterile process and the role of yeast in fermentation is essential to the production of the fermented alcoholic beverages. Wine fermentation is a complex microbiological process in which specific yeasts strains are selected to obtain the desired fermentation characteristics – flavor and aroma – in the final product. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the main microorganism involved, due to their fast fermentation rates and ability to survive in the harsh environmental conditions of wine.

With increasing changes in legislation concerning medicinal and recreational cannabis internationally, its consumption has been normalized and access facilitated. Therefore, a need has emerged for microbial detection of pathogens in cannabis crops. Cannabis producers desire cost reduction caused by the propagation of diseased plants infected by viral pathogens. To avoid it, regular monitoring of pathogens in crops is required.

The COVID-19 pandemic was a big event that started first with outbreaks of an unknown virus in China, in between October and November of 2019. The first occurrences were small minor cases, but the Chinese government was quick to act, and quarantine was issued for Wuhan city.