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Gänzle MG, Monnin L, Zheng J, Zhang L, Coton M, Sicard D, Walter J. Starter Culture Development and Innovation for Novel Fermented Foods. Annu Rev Food Sci Technol 2024; 15:211-239. [PMID: 38052450 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-072023-034207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
Interest in fermented foods is increasing because fermented foods are promising solutions for more secure food systems with an increased proportion of minimally processed plant foods and a smaller environmental footprint. These developments also pertain to novel fermented food for which no traditional template exists, raising the question of how to develop starter cultures for such fermentations. This review establishes a framework that integrates traditional and scientific knowledge systems for the selection of suitable cultures. Safety considerations, the use of organisms in traditional food fermentations, and the link of phylogeny to metabolic properties provide criteria for culture selection. Such approaches can also select for microbial strains that have health benefits. A science-based approach to the development of novel fermented foods can substantially advance their value through more secure food systems, food products that provide health-promoting microbes, and the provision of foods that improve human health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael G Gänzle
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
- College of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- SPO, Université Montpellier, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- Lallemand Oenology, Blagnac, France
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- National Key Laboratory for Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
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- Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, Université de Brest, INRAE, Plouzané, France
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- SPO, Université Montpellier, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, School of Microbiology, and Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Liu X, Wang Y, Zhang R, Gao Y, Chen H, Dong S, Hu X. Insights into the transcriptomic mechanism and characterization of endoglucanases from Aspergillus terreus in cellulose degradation. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130340. [PMID: 38387642 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Filamentous fungi are the main industrial source of cellulases which are important in the process of converting cellulose to fermentable sugars. In this study, transcriptome analysis was conducted on Aspergillus terreus NEAU-7 cultivated using corn stover and glucose as carbon sources. Four putative endoglucanases (EG5A, EG7A, EG12A, and EG12C) from A. terreus NEAU-7 were efficiently expressed in Pichia pastoris. Among them, EG7A exhibited the highest enzyme activity (75.17 U/mg) with an optimal temperature of 40 °C and pH 5.0. EG5A and EG12A displayed specific activities of 19.92 U/mg and 14.62 U/mg, respectively, at 50 °C. EG12C showed acidophilic characteristics with an optimal pH of 3.0 and a specific activity of 12.21 U/mg at 40 °C. With CMC-Na as the substrate, the Km value of EG5A, EG7A, EG12A or, EG12C was, 11.08 ± 0.87 mg/mL, 6.82 ± 0.74 mg/mL, 7.26 ± 0.64 mg/mL, and 9.88 ± 0.86 mg/mL, with Vmax values of 1258.23 ± 51.62 μmol∙min-1∙mg-1, 842.65 ± 41.53 μmol∙min-1∙mg-1, 499.38 ± 20.42 μmol∙min-1∙mg-1, and 681.41 ± 30.08 μmol∙min-1∙mg-1, respectively. The co-treatment of EG7A with the commercial cellulase increased the yield of reducing sugar by 155.77 % (filter paper) and 130.49 % (corn stover). Molecular docking assay showed the interaction energy of EG7A with cellotetraose at -10.50 kcal/mol, surpassing EG12A (-10.43 kcal/mol), EG12C (-10.28 kcal/mol), and EG5A (-9.00 kcal/mol). Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD) and Solvent Accessible Surface Area (SASA) values revealed that the presence of cellotetraose stabilized the molecular dynamics simulation of the cellotetraose-protein complex over a 100 ns time scale. This study provides valuable insights for developing recombinant enzymes and biomass degradation technologies.
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- Xin Liu
- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China
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- Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150086, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Passão C, Almeida-Aguiar C, Cunha A. Modelling the In Vitro Growth of Phytopathogenic Filamentous Fungi and Oomycetes: The Gompertz Parameters as Robust Indicators of Propolis Antifungal Action. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1161. [PMID: 38132762 PMCID: PMC10744596 DOI: 10.3390/jof9121161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Propolis is a resinous mixture produced by honeybees, mainly from plant exudates. With a rich chemical composition including many phenolic compounds, mostly responsible for its biological properties, namely antimicrobial ones, propolis may be a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides. The study of propolis from the south of Portugal and of its potential against phytopathogenic agents are still very recent and different methodological approaches hinder a comparison of efficacies. In this context, we aimed to test the value of a mathematical model for the multiparametric characterization of propolis' antifungal action on solid medium assays. An ethanol extract (EE) of a propolis sample harvested in 2016 from Alves (A16) was characterized in terms of phenolic composition and antimicrobial potential against five phytopathogenic species. A16.EE (500-2000 µg/mL) inhibited the mycelial growth of all the species, with Phytophthora cinnamomi and Biscogniauxia mediterranea being the most susceptible and Colletotrichum acutatum being the least affected. The Gompertz mathematical model proved to be a suitable tool for quantitatively describing the growth profiles of fungi and oomycetes, and its parameters exhibit a high level of discrimination. Our results reveal that propolis extracts may have potential applications beyond traditional uses, particularly within the agri-food sector, allowing beekeepers to make their businesses more profitable and diversified.
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- Catarina Passão
- Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
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- Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
- CBMA—Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;
- CBMA—Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Crequer E, Ropars J, Jany J, Caron T, Coton M, Snirc A, Vernadet J, Branca A, Giraud T, Coton E. A new cheese population in Penicillium roqueforti and adaptation of the five populations to their ecological niche. Evol Appl 2023; 16:1438-1457. [PMID: 37622099 PMCID: PMC10445096 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Domestication is an excellent case study for understanding adaptation and multiple fungal lineages have been domesticated for fermenting food products. Studying domestication in fungi has thus both fundamental and applied interest. Genomic studies have revealed the existence of four populations within the blue-cheese-making fungus Penicillium roqueforti. The two cheese populations show footprints of domestication, but the adaptation of the two non-cheese populations to their ecological niches (i.e., silage/spoiled food and lumber/spoiled food) has not been investigated yet. Here, we reveal the existence of a new P. roqueforti population, specific to French Termignon cheeses, produced using small-scale traditional practices, with spontaneous blue mould colonisation. This Termignon population is genetically differentiated from the four previously identified populations, providing a novel source of genetic diversity for cheese making. The Termignon population indeed displayed substantial genetic diversity, both mating types, horizontally transferred regions previously detected in the non-Roquefort population, and intermediate phenotypes between cheese and non-cheese populations. Phenotypically, the non-Roquefort cheese population was the most differentiated, with specific traits beneficial for cheese making, in particular higher tolerance to salt, to acidic pH and to lactic acid. Our results support the view that this clonal population, used for many cheese types in multiple countries, is a domesticated lineage on which humans exerted strong selection. The lumber/spoiled food and silage/spoiled food populations were not more tolerant to crop fungicides but showed faster growth in various carbon sources (e.g., dextrose, pectin, sucrose, xylose and/or lactose), which can be beneficial in their ecological niches. Such contrasted phenotypes between P. roqueforti populations, with beneficial traits for cheese-making in the cheese populations and enhanced ability to metabolise sugars in the lumber/spoiled food population, support the inference of domestication in cheese fungi and more generally of adaptation to anthropized environments.
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- Ewen Crequer
- Univ BrestINRAE, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie MicrobiennePlouzanéFrance
- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Univ BrestINRAE, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie MicrobiennePlouzanéFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Univ BrestINRAE, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie MicrobiennePlouzanéFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Université Paris‐SaclayCNRS, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, UMR 8079Gif‐sur‐YvetteFrance
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- Univ BrestINRAE, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie MicrobiennePlouzanéFrance
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Savary O, Coton E, Maillard MB, Gaucheron F, Le Meur C, Frisvad J, Thierry A, Jany JL, Coton M. Functional diversity of Bisifusarium domesticum and the newly described Nectriaceae cheese-associated species. Food Res Int 2023; 168:112691. [PMID: 37120186 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Bisifusarium domesticum is among the main molds used during cheese-making for its "anticollanti" property that prevents the sticky smear defect of some cheeses. Previously, numerous cheese rinds were sampled to create a working collection and not only did we isolate B. domesticum but we observed a completely unexpected diversity of "Fusarium-like" fungi belonging to the Nectriaceae family. Four novel cheese-associated species belonging to two genera were described: Bisifusarium allantoides, Bisifusarium penicilloides, Longinectria lagenoides, and Longinectria verticilliformis. In this study, we thus aimed at determining their potential functional impact during cheese-making by evaluating their lipolytic and proteolytic activities as well as their capacity to produce volatile (HS-Trap GC-MS) and non-volatile secondary metabolites (HPLC & LC-Q-TOF). While all isolates were proteolytic and lipolytic, higher activities were observed at 12 °C for several B. domesticum, B. penicilloides and L. lagenoides isolates, which is in agreement with typical cheese ripening conditions. Using volatilomics, we identified multiple cheese-related compounds, especially ketones and alcohols. B. domesticum and B. penicilloides isolates showed higher aromatic potential although compounds of interest were also produced by B. allantoides and L. lagenoides. These species were also lipid producers. Finally, an untargeted extrolite analysis suggested a safety status of these strains as no known mycotoxins were produced and revealed the production of potential novel secondary metabolites. Biopreservation tests performed with B. domesticum suggested that it may be an interesting candidate for biopreservation applications in the cheese industry in the future.
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