Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is the most significant postharvest disease of mangos and negatively affect handling and marketing of mango fruits in Vietnam. A mixture of bee-carnauba wax and propionic acid has successfully inhibited linear growth and spore germination of C. gloeosporioides (in vitro) and prevented anthracnose diseases of mango fruits (in vivo). A complete reduction in mycelial growth and spore germination was observed when a mixture of 0.09% propionic acid and 8% bee-carnauba wax was used. Similar results were shown on mango fruits treated with 0.12% propionic acid which obtained a highly protective effect against anthracnose disease. The results of this study revealed that propionic acid could be used as a safe fungicide alternative against anthracnose disease, which causes economic losses during transportation, marketing and storage.

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The paper presents the research for the purpose of selecting microorganisms into the production process of "chao" to improve the quality of "chao" products and ensure food safety. Several analytical methods such as determination of formol nitrogen, determination of the protease hydrolysis activity, sensory evaluation method, experimental procedure, methods of analysis and processing of empirical data were used in this study. The findings showed that two out of four selected microorganism strains (one strain of fungi and three strains of bacteria denoted NM1, VK1, VK2, VK3, respectively) were the most appropriate for the cooperation among them and the production of "chao", which were coded NM1 and VK1. The suitable mixing proportion of strains of NM1 and VK1 was determined at 1:1.25, compatible with the 1:100 ratio of the varieties of microorganisms (in powder form) to tofu.

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