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Chen X, Song C, Zhao J, Xiong Z, Peng L, Zou L, Shen C, Li Q. Application of Strain Selection Technology in Alcoholic Beverages: A Review. Foods 2024; 13:1396. [PMID: 38731767 PMCID: PMC11083718 DOI: 10.3390/foods13091396] [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: 04/07/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The diversity of alcohol beverage microorganisms is of great significance for improving the brewing process and the quality of alcohol beverage products. During the process of making alcoholic beverages, a group of microorganisms, represented by yeast and lactic acid bacteria, conducts fermentation. These microorganisms have complex synergistic or competitive relationships, and the participation of different microorganisms has a major impact on the fermentation process and the flavor and aroma of the product. Strain selection is one of the key steps. Utilizing scientific breeding technology, the relationship between strains can be managed, the composition of the alcoholic beverage microbial community can be improved, and the quality and flavor of the alcoholic beverage products can be increased. Currently, research on the microbial diversity of alcohol beverages has received extensive attention. However, the selection technology for dominant bacteria in alcohol beverages has not yet been systematically summarized. To breed better-quality alcohol beverage strains and improve the quality and characteristics of wine, this paper introduces the microbial diversity characteristics of the world's three major brewing alcohols: beer, wine, and yellow wine, as well as the breeding technologies of related strains. The application of culture selection technology in the study of microbial diversity of brewed wine was reviewed and analyzed. The strain selection technology and alcohol beverage process should be combined to explore the potential application of a diverse array of alcohol beverage strains, thereby boosting the quality and flavor of the alcohol beverage and driving the sustainable development of the alcoholic beverage industry.
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- Xiaodie Chen
- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Engineering & Technology Research Center of Coarse Cereal Industrialization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; (X.C.); (Z.X.); (L.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd., Luzhou 646000, China;
- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou 646000, China
- Postdoctoral Research Station of Luzhou Laojiao Company, Luzhou 646000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Engineering & Technology Research Center of Coarse Cereal Industrialization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; (X.C.); (Z.X.); (L.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Engineering & Technology Research Center of Coarse Cereal Industrialization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; (X.C.); (Z.X.); (L.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Engineering & Technology Research Center of Coarse Cereal Industrialization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; (X.C.); (Z.X.); (L.P.); (L.Z.)
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- Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd., Luzhou 646000, China;
- National Engineering Research Center of Solid-State Brewing, Luzhou 646000, China
- Postdoctoral Research Station of Luzhou Laojiao Company, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sichuan Engineering & Technology Research Center of Coarse Cereal Industrialization, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China; (X.C.); (Z.X.); (L.P.); (L.Z.)
- Postdoctoral Research Station of Luzhou Laojiao Company, Luzhou 646000, China
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Rajput SD, Pandey N, Sahu K. A comprehensive report on valorization of waste to single cell protein: strategies, challenges, and future prospects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:26378-26414. [PMID: 38536571 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33004-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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The food insecurity due to a vertical increase in the global population urgently demands substantial advancements in the agricultural sector and to identify sustainable affordable sources of nutrition, particularly proteins. Single-cell protein (SCP) has been revealed as the dried biomass of microorganisms such as algae, yeast, and bacteria cultivated in a controlled environment. Production of SCP is a promising alternative to conventional protein sources like soy and meat, due to quicker production, minimal land requirement, and flexibility to various climatic conditions. In addition to protein production, it also contributes to waste management by converting it into food and feed for both human and animal consumption. This article provides an overview of SCP production, including its benefits, safety, acceptability, and cost, as well as limitations that constrains its maximum use. Furthermore, this review criticizes the downstream processing of SCP, encompassing cell wall disruption, removal of nucleic acid, harvesting of biomass, drying, packaging, storage, and transportation. The potential applications of SCP, such as in food and feed as well as in the production of bioplastics, emulsifiers, and as flavoring agents for baked food, soup, and salad, are also discussed.
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- Sharda Devi Rajput
- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492 010, India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492 010, India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492 010, India.
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Pietrafesa R, Siesto G, Tufariello M, Palombi L, Baiano A, Gerardi C, Braghieri A, Genovese F, Grieco F, Capece A. A multivariate approach to explore the volatolomic and sensory profiles of craft Italian Grape Ale beers produced with novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1234884. [PMID: 37577427 PMCID: PMC10414987 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1234884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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This study investigated the influence of three Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, selected from different matrices - CHE-3 (cherry), P4 (sourdough) and TA4-10 (grape must) - on characteristics of Italian Grape Ale (IGA) beers obtained at microbrewery scale. A multidisciplinary approach, combining results from analysis of chemical, volatile and organoleptic profiles of the beers, was adopted to underline the relationships between yeast starter and the quality of final products. Detection volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by Gas-Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) after extraction carried out by head-space micro-extraction (HS-SPME) revealed that the beer obtained by P4 strain differed from the others for its higher concentrations of esters, alcohols, and terpenes as confirmed by PCA (principal component analysis) and Cluster heatmap. Furthermore, sensorial analysis and consumer test showed that this sample differed from others by more pronounced notes of "fruity smell and floral" and "olfactory finesse," and it was the most appreciated beer for smell, taste, and overall quality. Conversely, CHE-3 was the sample with the lowest concentrations of the identified volatiles and, together TA4-10, showed the highest scores for smoked, yeast, malt, and hop notes. As far as we know, these are the first results on the application of indigenous S. cerevisiae strains in the production of craft IGA beers analyzed through a complex multivariate approach.
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- Rocchina Pietrafesa
- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff StarFInn S.r.l.s., Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Lecce, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Fisica Applicata “Nello Carrara”, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, degli Alimenti e dell’Ambiente, Università di Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Lecce, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA), Lecce, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
- Spinoff StarFInn S.r.l.s., Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Our current food system relies on unsustainable practices, which often fail to provide healthy diets to a growing population. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for new sustainable nutrition sources and processes. Microorganisms have gained attention as a new food source solution, due to their low carbon footprint, low reliance on land, water and seasonal variations coupled with a favourable nutritional profile. Furthermore, with the emergence and use of new tools, specifically in synthetic biology, the uses of microorganisms have expanded showing great potential to fulfil many of our dietary needs. In this review, we look at the different applications of microorganisms in food, and examine the history, state-of-the-art and potential to disrupt current foods systems. We cover both the use of microbes to produce whole foods out of their biomass and as cell factories to make highly functional and nutritional ingredients. The technical, economical, and societal limitations are also discussed together with the current and future perspectives.
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- Alicia E Graham
- Department of Bioengineering and Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering and Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Astola A, Durán-Guerrero E, Díaz AB, Lasanta C, Castro R. Impact of the genetic improvement of fermenting yeasts on the organoleptic properties of beer. Eur Food Res Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-023-04251-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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AbstractThe brewing industry has experienced a significant boom in recent years through the emergence of, on the one hand, craft breweries that produce beers with unique organoleptic characteristics, and, on the other hand, the brewing of a significant number of beers using hybridized or genetically modified microorganisms with the aim of improving both the brewing processes and the final products. This review covers the influence from yeast strains on the organoleptic properties of the final beers and also the main hybridization and genetic modification methods applied to such yeast strains with the aim of improving the sensory characteristics of the product obtained and/or the brewing process. Different approaches to the phenotypic modification of the yeasts used in beer brewing have arisen in recent years. These are dealt with in this work, with special emphasis on the methodology followed as well as on the effects of the same on the brewing process and/or on the final product.
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Zhao Y, Liu S, Yang Q, Liu X, Xu Y, Zhou Z, Han X, Mao J. Effects of simultaneous inoculation of non-Saccharomyces yeasts and Saccharomyces cerevisiae jiangnan1# on overall quality, flavor compounds, and sensory analysis of huangjiu. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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García-Ríos E, Guillamón JM. Genomic Adaptations of Saccharomyces Genus to Wine Niche. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10091811. [PMID: 36144411 PMCID: PMC9500811 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wine yeast have been exposed to harsh conditions for millennia, which have led to adaptive evolutionary strategies. Thus, wine yeasts from Saccharomyces genus are considered an interesting and highly valuable model to study human-drive domestication processes. The rise of whole-genome sequencing technologies together with new long reads platforms has provided new understanding about the population structure and the evolution of wine yeasts. Population genomics studies have indicated domestication fingerprints in wine yeast, including nucleotide variations, chromosomal rearrangements, horizontal gene transfer or hybridization, among others. These genetic changes contribute to genetically and phenotypically distinct strains. This review will summarize and discuss recent research on evolutionary trajectories of wine yeasts, highlighting the domestication hallmarks identified in this group of yeast.
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- Estéfani García-Ríos
- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino, 7, 46980 Paterna, Spain
- Department of Science, Universidad Internacional de Valencia-VIU, Pintor Sorolla 21, 46002 Valencia, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CSIC), Avda. Agustín Escardino, 7, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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Wauters R, Herrera-Malaver B, Schreurs M, Bircham P, Cautereels C, Cortebeeck J, Duffin PM, Steensels J, Verstrepen KJ. Novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae variants slow down the accumulation of staling aldehydes and improve beer shelf-life. Food Chem 2022; 398:133863. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Féchir M, Weaver G, Roy C, Shellhammer TH. Exploring the Regional Identity of Cascade and Mosaic® Hops Grown at Different Locations in Oregon and Washington. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2022.2089010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Yakima Chief Hops, Yakima, WA, 98902, U.S.A
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Zhao Y, Liu S, Yang Q, Han X, Zhou Z, Mao J. Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with low-yield higher alcohols and high-yield acetate esters improve the quality, drinking comfort and safety of huangjiu. Food Res Int 2022; 161:111763. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shi T, Zeng J, Zhou J, Yu Y, Lu H. Correlation Between Improved Mating Efficiency and Weakened Scaffold-Kinase Interaction in the Mating Pheromone Response Pathway Revealed by Interspecies Complementation. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:865829. [PMID: 35495719 PMCID: PMC9048679 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.865829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Scaffold protein Ste5 and associated kinases, including Ste11, Ste7, and Fus3, are core components of the mating pheromone pathway, which is required to induce a mating response. Orthologs of these proteins are widely present in fungi, but to which extent one protein can be replaced by its ortholog is less well understood. Here, interspecies complementation was carried out to evaluate the functional homology of Ste5 and associated kinases in Kluyveromyces lactis, K. marxianus, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These three species occupy important positions in the evolution of hemiascomycetes. Results indicated that Ste5 and associated kinases in K. lactis and K. marxianus could be functionally replaced by their orthologs to different extents. However, the extent of sequence identity, either between full-length proteins or between domains, did not necessarily indicate the extent of functional replaceability. For example, Ste5, the most unconserved protein in sequence, achieved the highest average functional replaceability. Notably, swapping Ste5 between K. lactis and K. marxianus significantly promoted mating in both species and the weakened interaction between the Ste5 and Ste7 might contribute to this phenotype. Consistently, chimeric Ste5 displaying a higher affinity for Ste7 decreased the mating efficiency, while chimeric Ste5 displaying a lower affinity for Ste7 improved the mating efficiency. Furthermore, the length of a negatively charged segment in the Ste7-binding domain of Ste5 was negatively correlated with the mating efficiency in K. lactis and K. marxianus. Extending the length of the segment in KlSte5 improved its interaction with Ste7 and that might contribute to the reduced mating efficiency. Our study suggested a novel role of Ste5-Ste7 interaction in the negative regulation of the pheromone pathway. Meanwhile, Ste5 mutants displaying improved mating efficiency facilitated the breeding and selection of Kluyveromyces strains for industrial applications.
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- Tianfang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Yao Yu,
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microorganisms, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, Shanghai, China
- Hong Lu,
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Improving an Industrial Sherry Base Wine by Yeast Enhancement Strategies. Foods 2022; 11:foods11081104. [PMID: 35454691 PMCID: PMC9030371 DOI: 10.3390/foods11081104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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There is growing interest in yeast selection for industrial fermentation applications since it is a factor that protects a wine’s identity. Although it is strenuous evaluating the oenological characteristics of yeasts in selection processes, in many cases the most riveting yeasts produce some undesirable organoleptic characteristics in wine. The aim of the present work is to improve an industrial yeast strain by reducing its hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production. To accomplish this, two different improvement approaches were used on said yeast: hybridization by mass mating and adaptive laboratory evolution, both performed through spore generation and conjugation, thus increasing genetic variability. Three evolved variants with lower H2S production were obtained and used as starters to carry out fermentation at an industrial level. Wine quality was analyzed by its principal oenological parameters and volatile aroma compounds, which were both corroborated by sensory evaluations. Significant differences between the produced wines have been obtained and a substantial improvement in aromatic quality has been achieved. Both hybrids were the most different to the control due to terpenes and esters production, while the evolved strain was very similar to the parental strain. Not only have organoleptic defects been reduced at an industrial level, more floral and fruitier wines have been produced.
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A Saccharomyces eubayanus haploid resource for research studies. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5976. [PMID: 35396494 PMCID: PMC8993842 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10048-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Since its identification, Saccharomyces eubayanus has been recognized as the missing parent of the lager hybrid, S. pastorianus. This wild yeast has never been isolated from fermentation environments, thus representing an interesting candidate for evolutionary, ecological and genetic studies. However, it is imperative to develop additional molecular genetics tools to ease manipulation and thus facilitate future studies. With this in mind, we generated a collection of stable haploid strains representative of three main lineages described in S. eubayanus (PB-1, PB-2 and PB-3), by deleting the HO gene using CRISPR-Cas9 and tetrad micromanipulation. Phenotypic characterization under different conditions demonstrated that the haploid derivates were extremely similar to their parental strains. Genomic analysis in three strains highlighted a likely low frequency of off-targets, and sequencing of a single tetrad evidenced no structural variants in any of the haploid spores. Finally, we demonstrate the utilization of the haploid set by challenging the strains under mass-mating conditions. In this way, we found that S. eubayanus under liquid conditions has a preference to remain in a haploid state, unlike S. cerevisiae that mates rapidly. This haploid resource is a novel set of strains for future yeast molecular genetics studies.
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Chen S, Perez-Samper G, Herrera-Malaver B, Zhu L, Liu Y, Steensels J, Yang Q, Verstrepen KJ. Breeding of New Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hybrids with Reduced Higher Alcohol Production for Light-Aroma-Type- Xiaoqu Baijiu Production. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2022.2033608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Shenxi Chen
- Hubei Provincial Key Lab for Quality and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Food, Jing Brand Research Institute, Jing Brand Co., Ltd, Daye, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department M2S, CMPG Laborary for Genetics and Genomics, Leuven, Belgium
- VIB Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department M2S, CMPG Laborary for Genetics and Genomics, Leuven, Belgium
- VIB Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Hubei Provincial Key Lab for Quality and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Food, Jing Brand Research Institute, Jing Brand Co., Ltd, Daye, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Provincial Key Lab for Quality and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Food, Jing Brand Research Institute, Jing Brand Co., Ltd, Daye, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department M2S, CMPG Laborary for Genetics and Genomics, Leuven, Belgium
- VIB Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Hubei Provincial Key Lab for Quality and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Food, Jing Brand Research Institute, Jing Brand Co., Ltd, Daye, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department M2S, CMPG Laborary for Genetics and Genomics, Leuven, Belgium
- VIB Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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Semumu T, Gamero A, Boekhout T, Zhou N. Evolutionary engineering to improve Wickerhamomyces subpelliculosus and Kazachstania gamospora for baking. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 38:48. [PMID: 35089427 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03226-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The conventional baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the indispensable baking yeast of all times. Its monopoly coupled to its major drawbacks, such as streamlined carbon substrate utilisation base and a poor ability to withstand a number of baking associated stresses, prompt the need to search for alternative yeasts to leaven bread in the era of increasingly complex consumer lifestyles. Our previous work identified the inefficient baking attributes of Wickerhamomyces subpelliculosus and Kazachstania gamospora as well as preliminarily observations of improving the fermentative capacity of these potential alternative baker's yeasts using evolutionary engineering. Here we report on the characterisation and improvement in baking traits in five out of six independently evolved lines incubated for longer time and passaged for at least 60 passages relative to their parental strains as well as the conventional baker's yeast. In addition, the evolved clones produced bread with a higher loaf volume when compared to bread baked with either the ancestral strain or the control conventional baker's yeast. Remarkably, our approach improved the yeasts' ability to withstand baking associated stresses, a key baking trait exhibited poorly in both the conventional baker's yeast and their ancestral strains. W. subpelliculosus evolved the best characteristics attractive for alternative baker's yeasts as compared to the evolved K. gamospora strains. These results demonstrate the robustness of evolutionary engineering in development of alternative baker's yeasts.
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- Thandiwe Semumu
- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Central District, Palapye, Botswana.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Avda. Vicent Andrés Estellés S/N, Burjassot, 46100, València, Spain
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- Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 16, Central District, Palapye, Botswana.
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Crucitti D, Chiapello M, Oliva D, Forgia M, Turina M, Carimi F, La Bella F, Pacifico D. Identification and Molecular Characterization of Novel Mycoviruses in Saccharomyces and Non- Saccharomyces Yeasts of Oenological Interest. Viruses 2021; 14:v14010052. [PMID: 35062256 PMCID: PMC8778689 DOI: 10.3390/v14010052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wine yeasts can be natural hosts for dsRNA, ssRNA viruses and retrotransposon elements. In this study, high-throughput RNA sequencing combined with bioinformatic analyses unveiled the virome associated to 16 Saccharomyces cerevisiae and 8 non-Saccharomyces strains of oenological interest. Results showed the presence of six viruses and two satellite dsRNAs from four different families, two of which-Partitiviridae and Mitoviridae-were not reported before in yeasts, as well as two ORFan contigs of viral origin. According to phylogenetic analysis, four new putative mycoviruses distributed in Totivirus, Cryspovirus, and Mitovirus genera were identified. The majority of commercial S. cerevisiae strains were confirmed to be the host for helper L-A type totiviruses and satellite M dsRNAs associated with the killer phenotype, both in single and mixed infections with L-BC totiviruses, and two viral sequences belonging to a new cryspovirus putative species discovered here for the first time. Moreover, single infection by a narnavirus 20S-related sequence was also found in one S. cerevisiae strain. Considering the non-Saccharomyces yeasts, Starmerella bacillaris hosted four RNAs of viral origin-two clustering in Totivirus and Mitovirus genera, and two ORFans with putative satellite behavior. This study confirmed the infection of wine yeasts by viruses associated with useful technological characteristics and demonstrated the presence of complex mixed infections with unpredictable biological effects.
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- Dalila Crucitti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (IBBR), C.N.R., Corso Calatafimi 414, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (F.L.B.)
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (D.P.); Tel.: +39-091-657-4578 (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), C.N.R., Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; (M.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.)
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- Istituto Regionale del Vino e dell’Olio (IRVO), Via Libertà 66, 90143 Palermo, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), C.N.R., Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; (M.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), C.N.R., Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Torino, Italy; (M.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (IBBR), C.N.R., Corso Calatafimi 414, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (F.L.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (IBBR), C.N.R., Corso Calatafimi 414, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (F.L.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Bio-Agroalimentari, Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse (IBBR), C.N.R., Corso Calatafimi 414, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (F.L.B.)
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (D.P.); Tel.: +39-091-657-4578 (D.C.)
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Selection of Saccharomyces eubayanus strains from Patagonia (Argentina) with brewing potential and performance in the craft beer industry. Eur Food Res Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-021-03897-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ho PW, Piampongsant S, Gallone B, Del Cortona A, Peeters PJ, Reijbroek F, Verbaet J, Herrera B, Cortebeeck J, Nolmans R, Saels V, Steensels J, Jarosz DF, Verstrepen KJ. Massive QTL analysis identifies pleiotropic genetic determinants for stress resistance, aroma formation, and ethanol, glycerol and isobutanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:211. [PMID: 34727964 PMCID: PMC8564995 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-02059-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The brewer's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is exploited in several industrial processes, ranging from food and beverage fermentation to the production of biofuels, pharmaceuticals and complex chemicals. The large genetic and phenotypic diversity within this species offers a formidable natural resource to obtain superior strains, hybrids, and variants. However, most industrially relevant traits in S. cerevisiae strains are controlled by multiple genetic loci. Over the past years, several studies have identified some of these QTLs. However, because these studies only focus on a limited set of traits and often use different techniques and starting strains, a global view of industrially relevant QTLs is still missing. RESULTS Here, we combined the power of 1125 fully sequenced inbred segregants with high-throughput phenotyping methods to identify as many as 678 QTLs across 18 different traits relevant to industrial fermentation processes, including production of ethanol, glycerol, isobutanol, acetic acid, sulfur dioxide, flavor-active esters, as well as resistance to ethanol, acetic acid, sulfite and high osmolarity. We identified and confirmed several variants that are associated with multiple different traits, indicating that many QTLs are pleiotropic. Moreover, we show that both rare and common variants, as well as variants located in coding and non-coding regions all contribute to the phenotypic variation. CONCLUSIONS Our findings represent an important step in our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of industrially relevant yeast traits and open new routes to study complex genetics and genetic interactions as well as to engineer novel, superior industrial yeasts. Moreover, the major role of rare variants suggests that there is a plethora of different combinations of mutations that can be explored in genome editing.
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- Ping-Wei Ho
- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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- VIB–KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium
- CMPG Laboratory of Genetics and Genomics, Department M2S, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, Leuven, Belgium
- Labo VIB-CMPG, Bio-Incubator, Gaston Geenslaan 1, 3001 Leuven, Heverlee Belgium
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Efficient breeding of industrial brewing yeast strains using CRISPR/Cas9-aided mating-type switching. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:8359-8376. [PMID: 34643787 PMCID: PMC8557189 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11626-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Yeast breeding is a powerful tool for developing and improving brewing yeast in a number of industry-relevant respects. However, breeding of industrial brewing yeast can be challenging, as strains are typically sterile and have large complex genomes. To facilitate breeding, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to generate double-stranded breaks in the MAT locus, generating transformants with a single specified mating type. The single mating type remained stable even after loss of the Cas9 plasmid, despite the strains being homothallic, and these strains could be readily mated with other brewing yeast transformants of opposite mating type. As a proof of concept, we applied this technology to generate yeast hybrids with an aim to increase β-lyase activity for fermentation of beer with enhanced hop flavour. First, a genetic and phenotypic pre-screening of 38 strains was carried out in order to identify potential parent strains with high β-lyase activity. Mating-competent transformants of eight parent strains were generated, and these were used to generate over 60 hybrids that were screened for β-lyase activity. Selected phenolic off-flavour positive (POF +) hybrids were further sporulated to generate meiotic segregants with high β-lyase activity, efficient wort fermentation, and lack of POF, all traits that are desirable in strains for the fermentation of modern hop-forward beers. Our study demonstrates the power of combining the CRISPR/Cas9 system with classic yeast breeding to facilitate development and diversification of brewing yeast. KEY POINTS: • CRISPR/Cas9-based mating-type switching was applied to industrial yeast strains. • Transformed strains could be readily mated to form intraspecific hybrids. • Hybrids exhibited heterosis for a number of brewing-relevant traits.
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Harris A, Lindsay MA, Ganley ARD, Jeffs A, Villas-Boas SG. Sound Stimulation Can Affect Saccharomyces cerevisiae Growth and Production of Volatile Metabolites in Liquid Medium. Metabolites 2021; 11:605. [PMID: 34564421 PMCID: PMC8468475 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11090605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The biological effect of sound on microorganisms has been a field of interest for many years, with studies mostly focusing on ultrasonic and infrasonic vibrations. In the audible range (20 Hz to 20 kHz), sound has been shown to both increase colony formation and disrupt microbial growth, depending upon the organism and frequency of sound used. In the brewer's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sound has been shown to significantly alter growth, increase alcohol production, and affect the metabolite profile. In this study, S. cerevisiae was exposed to a continuous 90 dB @ 20 μPa tone at different frequencies (0.1 kHz, 10 kHz, and silence). Fermentation characteristics were monitored over a 50-h fermentation in liquid malt extract, with a focus on growth rate and biomass yield. The profile of volatile metabolites at the subsequent stationary phase of the ferment was characterised by headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sound treatments resulted in a 23% increase in growth rate compared to that of silence. Subsequent analysis showed significant differences in the volatilomes between all experimental conditions. Specifically, aroma compounds associated with citrus notes were upregulated with the application of sound. Furthermore, there was a pronounced difference in the metabolites produced in high- versus low-frequency sounds. This suggests industrial processes, such as beer brewing, could be modulated by the application of audible sound at specific frequencies during growth.
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- Alastair Harris
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 3A Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 5 rue Bommel, Z.A.E. Robert Steichen, L-4940 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Villarreal P, Quintrel PA, Olivares-Muñoz S, Ruiz JJ, Nespolo RF, Cubillos FA. Identification of new ethanol-tolerant yeast strains with fermentation potential from central Patagonia. Yeast 2021; 39:128-140. [PMID: 34406697 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The quest for new wild yeasts has increasingly gained attention because of their potential ability to provide unique organoleptic characters to fermented beverages. In this sense, Patagonia offers a wide diversity of ethanol-tolerant yeasts and stands out as a bioprospecting alternative. This study characterized the genetic and phenotypic diversity of yeast isolates obtained from Central Chilean Patagonia and analyzed their fermentation potential under different fermentative conditions. We recovered 125 colonies from Nothofagus spp. bark samples belonging to five yeast species: Saccharomyces eubayanus, Saccharomyces uvarum, Lachancea cidri, Kregervanrija delftensis, and Hanseniaspora valbyensis. High-throughput microcultivation assays demonstrated the extensive phenotypic diversity among Patagonian isolates, where Saccharomyces spp and L. cidri isolates exhibited the most outstanding fitness scores across the conditions tested. Fermentation performance assays under wine, mead, and beer conditions demonstrated the specific potential of the different species for each particular beverage. Saccharomyces spp. were the only isolates able to ferment beer wort. Interestingly, we found that L. cidri is a novel candidate species to ferment wine and mead, exceeding the fermentation capacity of a commercial strain. Unlike commercial strains, we found that L. cidri does not require nutritional supplements for efficient mead fermentation. In addition, L. cidri produces succinic and acetic acids, providing a distinct profile to the final fermented product. This work demonstrates the importance of bioprospecting efforts in Patagonia to isolate novel wild yeast strains with extraordinary biotechnological potential for the fermentation industry.
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- Pablo Villarreal
- Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile.,Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.,Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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Féchir M, Reglitz K, Mall V, Voigt J, Steinhaus M. Molecular Insights into the Contribution of Specialty Barley Malts to the Aroma of Bottom-Fermented Lager Beers. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:8190-8199. [PMID: 34264656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Specialty barley malts provide unique aroma characteristics to beer; however, the transfer of specialty malt odorants to beer has not yet been systematically studied. Therefore, three beers were brewed: (1) exclusively with kilned base barley malt, (2) with the addition of a caramel barley malt, and (3) with the addition of a roasted barley malt. Major odorants in the beers were identified by aroma extract dilution analysis followed by quantitation and calculation of odor activity values (OAVs). The caramel malt beer was characterized by outstandingly high OAVs for odorants such as (E)-β-damascenone, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, methionol, 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine, and 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethylfuran-3(2H)-one, whereas the highest OAV for 2-methoxyphenol was obtained in the roasted malt beer. Quantifying odorants in the malts revealed that the direct transfer from malt to beer played only a minor role in the amount of malt odorants in the beers, suggesting a substantial formation from precursors and/or a release of encapsulated odorants during brewing.
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- Michael Féchir
- Trier University of Applied Sciences, Schneidershof, 54293 Trier, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM), Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM), Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM), Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Trier University of Applied Sciences, Schneidershof, 54293 Trier, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM), Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Guzzon R, Roman T, Larcher R, Francesca N, Guarcello R, Moschetti G. Biodiversity and oenological attitude of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated in the Montalcino district: biodiversity of S. cerevisiae strains of Montalcino wines. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021; 368:6123716. [PMID: 33512473 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The biodiversity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was studied in the Montalcino area (Italy). Two wineries were involved in the study, which compared the genotypic and oenological characteristics of the S. cerevisiae strains isolated in spontaneous fermentations. After isolation yeasts were identified by 26S rRNA gene sequence analysis, and S. cerevisiae strains were characterized through interdelta sequence analysis (ISA). Oenological tests were performed in synthetic grape must by varying the magnitude of the main wine-imiting factors. The evolution of alcoholic fermentation was monitored by measuring sugar consumption and flow cytometry. The results revealed the prevalence of S. cerevisiae from the third day of fermentation and the presence of a wide range of S. cerevisiae strains having ISA profiles characteristic of each winery. From an oenological point of view, the features of such strains, in terms of resistance to wine-limiting factors, seemed to be linked to the main oenological variables applied in the production process of each winery. Extreme fermentation temperatures and copper residues are the variables that mostly depress the yeast population, in terms of fermentation rate and cell viability. Flow cytometry revealed the different impact of limiting factors on the viability of yeast by the quantification of the ratio between live/dead yeast cells of each strain, suggesting different mechanisms of inhibition, for instance stuck of cell growth or cell killing, in response to the different stress factors.
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- Raffaele Guzzon
- Centro di Trasferimento tecnologico. Fondazione Edmund Mach. Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN) Italy
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- Centro di Trasferimento tecnologico. Fondazione Edmund Mach. Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN) Italy
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- Centro di Trasferimento tecnologico. Fondazione Edmund Mach. Via Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige (TN) Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science. Food and Agricultural Microbiology Unit. University of Palermo. Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science. Food and Agricultural Microbiology Unit. University of Palermo. Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science. Food and Agricultural Microbiology Unit. University of Palermo. Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo Italy
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Lin CL, García-Caro RDLC, Zhang P, Carlin S, Gottlieb A, Petersen MA, Vrhovsek U, Bond U. Packing a punch: understanding how flavours are produced in lager fermentations. FEMS Yeast Res 2021; 21:6316108. [PMID: 34227660 PMCID: PMC8310685 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foab040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Beer is one of the most popular beverages in the world and it has an irreplaceable place in culture. Although invented later than ale, lager beers dominate the current market. Many factors relating to the appearance (colour, clarity and foam stability) and sensory characters (flavour, taste and aroma) of beer, and other psychological determinants affect consumers' perception of the product and defines its drinkability. This review takes a wholistic approach to scrutinise flavour generation in the brewing process, focusing particularly on the contribution of the raw ingredients and the yeasts to the final flavour profiles of lager beers. In addition, we examine current developments to improve lager beer flavour profiles for the modern consumers.
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- Claire Lin Lin
- Brewing 345, Novozymes A/S, Biologiensvej 2, 2800 Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark.,Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Metabolomic Unit, Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Edmund Mach Foundation, Via E.Mach 1, 38010 S.Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Metabolomic Unit, Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Edmund Mach Foundation, Via E.Mach 1, 38010 S.Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Brewing 345, Novozymes A/S, Biologiensvej 2, 2800 Kongens, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Metabolomic Unit, Food Quality and Nutrition Department, Research and Innovation Centre, Edmund Mach Foundation, Via E.Mach 1, 38010 S.Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- School of Genetics and Microbiology, The Moyne Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Nowadays, in the beer sector, there is a wide range of products, which differ for the technologies adopted, raw materials used, and microorganisms involved in the fermentation processes. The quality of beer is directly related to the fermentation activity of yeasts that, in addition to the production of alcohol, synthesize various compounds that contribute to the definition of the compositional and organoleptic characteristics. The microbrewing phenomenon (craft revolution) and the growing demand for innovative and specialty beers has stimulated researchers and brewers to select new yeast strains possessing particular technological and metabolic characteristics. Up until a few years ago, the selection of starter yeasts used in brewing was exclusively carried out on strains belonging to the genus Saccharomyces. However, some non-Saccharomyces yeasts have a specific enzymatic activity that can help to typify the taste and beer aroma. These yeasts, used as a single or mixed starter with Saccharomyces strains, represent a new biotechnological resource to produce beers with particular properties. This review describes the role of Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts in brewing, and some future biotechnological perspectives.
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Acetic acid bacteria are involved in many food and beverage fermentation processes. They play an important role in cocoa bean fermentation through their acetic acid production. They initiate the development of some of the flavor precursors that are necessary for the organoleptic quality of cocoa, and for the beans’ color. The development of starter cultures with local strains would enable the preservation of the microbial biodiversity of each country in cocoa-producing areas, and would also control the fermentation. This approach could avoid the standardization of cocoa bean fermentation in the producing countries. One hundred and thirty acetic acid bacteria were isolated from three different cocoa-producing countries, and were identified based on their 16S rRNA gene sequence. The predominate strains were grown in a cocoa pulp simulation medium (CPSM-AAB) in order to compare their physiological traits regarding their specific growth rate, ethanol and lactic acid consumption, acetic acid production, and relative preferences of carbon sources. Finally, the intraspecific diversity of the strains was then assessed through the analysis of their genomic polymorphism by (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting. Our results showed that Acetobacter pasteurianus was the most recovered species in all of the origins, with 86 isolates out of 130 cultures. A great similarity was observed between the strains according to their physiological characterization and genomic polymorphisms. However, the multi-parametric clustering results in the different groups highlighted some differences in their basic metabolism, such as their efficiency in converting carbon substrates to acetate, and their relative affinity to lactic acid and ethanol. The A. pasteurianus strains showed different behaviors regarding their ability to oxidize ethanol and lactic acid into acetic acid, and in their relative preference for each substrate. The impact of these behaviors on the cocoa quality should be investigated, and should be considered as a criterion for the selection of acetic acid bacteria starters.
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Lahue C, Madden AA, Dunn RR, Smukowski Heil C. History and Domestication of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Bread Baking. Front Genet 2020; 11:584718. [PMID: 33262788 PMCID: PMC7686800 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.584718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been instrumental in the fermentation of foods and beverages for millennia. In addition to fermentations like wine, beer, cider, sake, and bread, S. cerevisiae has been isolated from environments ranging from soil and trees, to human clinical isolates. Each of these environments has unique selection pressures that S. cerevisiae must adapt to. Bread dough, for example, requires S. cerevisiae to efficiently utilize the complex sugar maltose; tolerate osmotic stress due to the semi-solid state of dough, high salt, and high sugar content of some doughs; withstand various processing conditions, including freezing and drying; and produce desirable aromas and flavors. In this review, we explore the history of bread that gave rise to modern commercial baking yeast, and the genetic and genomic changes that accompanied this. We illustrate the genetic and phenotypic variation that has been documented in baking strains and wild strains, and how this variation might be used for baking strain improvement. While we continue to improve our understanding of how baking strains have adapted to bread dough, we conclude by highlighting some of the remaining open questions in the field.
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- Caitlin Lahue
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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Molinet J, Cubillos FA. Wild Yeast for the Future: Exploring the Use of Wild Strains for Wine and Beer Fermentation. Front Genet 2020; 11:589350. [PMID: 33240332 PMCID: PMC7667258 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.589350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The continuous usage of single Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains as starter cultures in fermentation led to the domestication and propagation of highly specialized strains in fermentation, resulting in the standardization of wines and beers. In this way, hundreds of commercial strains have been developed to satisfy producers’ and consumers’ demands, including beverages with high/low ethanol content, nutrient deprivation tolerance, diverse aromatic profiles, and fast fermentations. However, studies in the last 20 years have demonstrated that the genetic and phenotypic diversity in commercial S. cerevisiae strains is low. This lack of diversity limits alternative wines and beers, stressing the need to explore new genetic resources to differentiate each fermentation product. In this sense, wild strains harbor a higher than thought genetic and phenotypic diversity, representing a feasible option to generate new fermentative beverages. Numerous recent studies have identified alleles in wild strains that could favor phenotypes of interest, such as nitrogen consumption, tolerance to cold or high temperatures, and the production of metabolites, such as glycerol and aroma compounds. Here, we review the recent literature on the use of commercial and wild S. cerevisiae strains in wine and beer fermentation, providing molecular evidence of the advantages of using wild strains for the generation of improved genetic stocks for the industry according to the product style.
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- Jennifer Molinet
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBIO), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBIO), Santiago, Chile
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Generation of new hybrids by crossbreeding between bottom-fermenting yeast strains. J Biosci Bioeng 2020; 131:61-67. [PMID: 33190800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The genetic diversity of bottom-fermenting yeast classified as Saccharomyces pastorianus is poor because strains are restricted to a few genetically distinct groups. Crossbreeding is an effective approach to construct novel yeast strains, but it is difficult because of inefficiency to obtain mating-competent cells (MCCs) of bottom-fermenting yeast. By using mating pheromone-supersensitive mutants, we previously isolated several mating-competent meiotic segregants from two bottom-fermenting yeast strains: high isoamyl acetate-producing KY1247, and low diacetyl-producing KY2645. Here, we constructed novel non-GM hybrids carrying preferable characteristics from both parents by crossbreeding these bottom-fermenting strains for the first time. Sixteen a/a-type meiotic segregants from KY2645 and 12 α/α-type meiotic segregants from KY1247 were mixed, and cells resembling zygotes were isolated via micromanipulation. In total, 149 hybrids were obtained and verified by examining known single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between the parental strains. A sporulation test showed that some of the hybrids were able to sporulate. Moreover, fermentation tests on a test-tube and pilot-plant scale identified two hybrids with production levels of isoamyl acetate and diacetyl that were almost the same as KY1247 and KY2645, respectively. Both of these hybrids produced satisfactory beer in terms of taste, flavor, and overall quality, comparable to that produced by the parental strains. Collectively, our results suggest that crossbreeding between bottom-fermenting yeast strains has the potential to increase the diversity of yeast strains available for brewing, and our method of isolating MCCs provides a huge advance for crossbreeding of bottom-fermenting yeast without using DNA recombination techniques.
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Behr J, Kliche M, Geißler A, Vogel RF. Exploring the potential of comparative de novo transcriptomics to classify Saccharomyces brewing yeasts. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238924. [PMID: 32966337 PMCID: PMC7510981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In this work the potential of comparative transcriptomics was explored of Saccharomyces (S.) cerevisiae and S. pastorianus for their discrimination. This way an alternative should be demonstrated to comparative genomics, which can be difficult as a result of their aneuoploid genomes composed of mosaics of the parental genomes. Strains were selected according to their application in beer brewing, i.e. top and bottom fermenting yeasts. Comparative transcriptomics was performed for four strains each of commercially available S. cerevisiae (top fermenting) and Saccharomyces pastorianus (bottom fermenting) brewing yeasts grown at two different temperatures to mid-exponential growth phase. A non-reference based approach was chosen in the form of alignment against a de novo assembled brewery-associated pan transcriptome to exclude bias introduced by manual selection of reference genomes. The result is an analysis workflow for self-contained comparative transcriptomics of Saccharomyces yeasts including, but not limited to, the analysis of core and accessory gene expression, functional analysis and metabolic classification. The functionality of this workflow is demonstrated along the principal differentiation of accessory transcriptomes of S. cerevisiae versus S. pastorianus strains. Hence, this work provides a concept enabling studies under different brewing conditions.
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- Jürgen Behr
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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Giannakou K, Cotterrell M, Delneri D. Genomic Adaptation of Saccharomyces Species to Industrial Environments. Front Genet 2020; 11:916. [PMID: 33193572 PMCID: PMC7481385 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The budding yeast has been extensively studied for its physiological performance in fermentative environments and, due to its remarkable plasticity, is used in numerous industrial applications like in brewing, baking and wine fermentations. Furthermore, thanks to its small and relatively simple eukaryotic genome, the molecular mechanisms behind its evolution and domestication are more easily explored. Considerable work has been directed into examining the industrial adaptation processes that shaped the genotypes of species and hybrids belonging to the Saccharomyces group, specifically in relation to beverage fermentation performances. A variety of genetic mechanisms are responsible for the yeast response to stress conditions, such as genome duplication, chromosomal re-arrangements, hybridization and horizontal gene transfer, and these genetic alterations are also contributing to the diversity in the Saccharomyces industrial strains. Here, we review the recent genetic and evolutionary studies exploring domestication and biodiversity of yeast strains.
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- Konstantina Giannakou
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Cloudwater Brew Co., Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mardones W, Villarroel CA, Krogerus K, Tapia SM, Urbina K, Oporto CI, O’Donnell S, Minebois R, Nespolo R, Fischer G, Querol A, Gibson B, Cubillos FA. Molecular profiling of beer wort fermentation diversity across natural Saccharomyces eubayanus isolates. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:1012-1025. [PMID: 32096913 PMCID: PMC7264880 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The utilization of S. eubayanus has recently become a topic of interest due to the novel organoleptic properties imparted to beer. However, the utilization of S. eubayanus in brewing requires the comprehension of the mechanisms that underlie fermentative differences generated from its natural genetic variability. Here, we evaluated fermentation performance and volatile compound production in ten genetically distinct S. eubayanus strains in a brewing fermentative context. The evaluated strains showed a broad phenotypic spectrum, some of them exhibiting a high fermentation capacity and high levels of volatile esters and/or higher alcohols. Subsequently, we obtained molecular profiles by generating 'end-to-end' genome assemblies, as well as metabolome and transcriptome profiling of two Patagonian isolates exhibiting significant differences in beer aroma profiles. These strains showed clear differences in concentrations of intracellular metabolites, including amino acids, such as valine, leucine and isoleucine, likely impacting the production of 2-methylpropanol and 3-methylbutanol. These differences in the production of volatile compounds are attributed to gene expression variation, where the most profound differentiation is attributed to genes involved in assimilatory sulfate reduction, which in turn validates phenotypic differences in H2 S production. This study lays a solid foundation for future research to improve fermentation performance and select strains for new lager styles based on aroma and metabolic profiles.
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- Wladimir Mardones
- Facultad de Química y BiologíaDepartamento de BiologíaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago9170022Chile
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
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- Facultad de Química y BiologíaDepartamento de BiologíaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago9170022Chile
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
- Departamento de Biotecnología de los AlimentosGrupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés BiotecnológicoInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)‐CSICE‐46980ValenciaSpain
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- Facultad de Química y BiologíaDepartamento de BiologíaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago9170022Chile
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
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- Facultad de Química y BiologíaDepartamento de BiologíaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago9170022Chile
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
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- Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative BiologyCNRSInstitut de Biologie Paris‐Seine Sorbonne UniversitéF‐75005ParisFrance
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los AlimentosGrupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés BiotecnológicoInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)‐CSICE‐46980ValenciaSpain
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
- Institute of Environmental and Evolutionary Science Universidad Austral de Chile5110566ValdiviaChile
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES)Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiagoChile
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- Laboratory of Computational and Quantitative BiologyCNRSInstitut de Biologie Paris‐Seine Sorbonne UniversitéF‐75005ParisFrance
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- Departamento de Biotecnología de los AlimentosGrupo de Biología de Sistemas en Levaduras de Interés BiotecnológicoInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos (IATA)‐CSICE‐46980ValenciaSpain
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland LtdVTTFI‐02044EspooFinland
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- Facultad de Química y BiologíaDepartamento de BiologíaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago9170022Chile
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)Santiago7500574Chile
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Gorter de Vries AR, Pronk JT, Daran JMG. Lager-brewing yeasts in the era of modern genetics. FEMS Yeast Res 2020; 19:5573808. [PMID: 31553794 PMCID: PMC6790113 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foz063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus is responsible for the annual worldwide production of almost 200 billion liters of lager-type beer. S. pastorianus is a hybrid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces eubayanus that has been studied for well over a century. Scientific interest in S. pastorianus intensified upon the discovery, in 2011, of its S. eubayanus ancestor. Moreover, advances in whole-genome sequencing and genome editing now enable deeper exploration of the complex hybrid and aneuploid genome architectures of S. pastorianus strains. These developments not only provide novel insights into the emergence and domestication of S. pastorianus but also generate new opportunities for its industrial application. This review paper combines historical, technical and socioeconomic perspectives to analyze the evolutionary origin and genetics of S. pastorianus. In addition, it provides an overview of available methods for industrial strain improvement and an outlook on future industrial application of lager-brewing yeasts. Particular attention is given to the ongoing debate on whether current S. pastorianus originates from a single or multiple hybridization events and to the potential role of genome editing in developing industrial brewing yeast strains.
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- Arthur R Gorter de Vries
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Wilken SE, Seppälä S, Lankiewicz TS, Saxena M, Henske JK, Salamov AA, Grigoriev IV, O’Malley MA. Genomic and proteomic biases inform metabolic engineering strategies for anaerobic fungi. Metab Eng Commun 2020; 10:e00107. [PMID: 31799118 PMCID: PMC6883316 DOI: 10.1016/j.mec.2019.e00107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) are emerging non-model hosts for biotechnology due to their wealth of biomass-degrading enzymes, yet tools to engineer these fungi have not yet been established. Here, we show that the anaerobic gut fungi have the most GC depleted genomes among 443 sequenced organisms in the fungal kingdom, which has ramifications for heterologous expression of genes as well as for emerging CRISPR-based genome engineering approaches. Comparative genomic analyses suggest that anaerobic fungi may contain cellular machinery to aid in sexual reproduction, yet a complete mating pathway was not identified. Predicted proteomes of the anaerobic fungi also contain an unusually large fraction of proteins with homopolymeric amino acid runs consisting of five or more identical consecutive amino acids. In particular, threonine runs are especially enriched in anaerobic fungal carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes) and this, together with a high abundance of predicted N-glycosylation motifs, suggests that gut fungal CAZymes are heavily glycosylated, which may impact heterologous production of these biotechnologically useful enzymes. Finally, we present a codon optimization strategy to aid in the development of genetic engineering tools tailored to these early-branching anaerobic fungi.
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- St. Elmo Wilken
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
- Department of Evolution Ecology and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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Reduction of Sulfur Compounds through Genetic Improvement of Native Saccharomyces cerevisiae Useful for Organic and Sulfite-Free Wine. Foods 2020; 9:foods9050658. [PMID: 32443690 PMCID: PMC7278856 DOI: 10.3390/foods9050658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Sulfites and sulfides are produced by yeasts in different amounts depending on different factors, including growth medium and specific strain variability. In natural must, some strains can produce an excess of sulfur compounds that confer unpleasant smells, inhibit malolactic fermentation and lead to health concerns for consumers. In organic wines and in sulfite-free wines the necessity to limit or avoid the presence of sulfide and sulfite requires the use of selected yeast strains that are low producers of sulfur compounds, with good fermentative and aromatic aptitudes. In the present study, exploiting the sexual mass-mating spores’ recombination of a native Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain previously isolated from grape, three new S. cerevisiae strains were selected. They were characterized by low sulfide and sulfite production and favorable aromatic imprinting. This approach, that occurs spontaneously also in nature, allowed us to obtain new native S. cerevisiae strains with desired characteristics that could be proposed as new starters for organic and sulfite-free wine production, able to control sulfur compound production and to valorize specific wine types.
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Colomer MS, Chailyan A, Fennessy RT, Olsson KF, Johnsen L, Solodovnikova N, Forster J. Assessing Population Diversity of Brettanomyces Yeast Species and Identification of Strains for Brewing Applications. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:637. [PMID: 32373090 PMCID: PMC7177047 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Brettanomyces yeasts have gained popularity in many sectors of the biotechnological industry, specifically in the field of beer production, but also in wine and ethanol production. Their unique properties enable Brettanomyces to outcompete conventional brewer’s yeast in industrially relevant traits such as production of ethanol and pleasant flavors. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) and high-throughput screening techniques have facilitated large population studies allowing the selection of appropriate yeast strains with improved traits. In order to get a better understanding of Brettanomyces species and its potential for beer production, we sequenced the whole genome of 84 strains, which we make available to the scientific community and carried out several in vitro assays for brewing-relevant properties. The collection includes isolates from different substrates and geographical origin. Additionally, we have included two of the oldest Carlsberg Research Laboratory isolates. In this study, we reveal the phylogenetic pattern of Brettanomyces species by comparing the predicted proteomes of each strain. Furthermore, we show that the Brettanomyces collection is well described using similarity in genomic organization, and that there is a direct correlation between genomic background and phenotypic characteristics. Particularly, genomic patterns affecting flavor production, maltose assimilation, beta-glucosidase activity, and phenolic off-flavor (POF) production are reported. This knowledge yields new insights into Brettanomyces population survival strategies, artificial selection pressure, and loss of carbon assimilation traits. On a species-specific level, we have identified for the first time a POF negative Brettanomyces anomalus strain, without the main spoilage character of Brettanomyces species. This strain (CRL-90) has lost DaPAD1, making it incapable of converting ferulic acid to 4-ethylguaiacol (4-EG) and 4-ethylphenol (4-EP). This loss of function makes CRL-90 a good candidate for the production of characteristic Brettanomyces flavors in beverages, without the contaminant increase in POF. Overall, this study displays the potential of exploring Brettanomyces yeast species biodiversity to find strains with relevant properties applicable to the brewing industry.
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- Marc Serra Colomer
- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Group Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Institute for Food, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Group Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Group Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Group Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Carlsberg Research Laboratory, Group Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Alperstein L, Gardner JM, Sundstrom JF, Sumby KM, Jiranek V. Yeast bioprospecting versus synthetic biology-which is better for innovative beverage fermentation? Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:1939-1953. [PMID: 31953561 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10364-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Producers often utilise some of the many available yeast species and strains in the making of fermented alcoholic beverages in order to augment flavours, aromas, acids and textural properties. But still, the demand remains for more yeasts with novel phenotypes that not only impact sensory characteristics but also offer process and engineering advantages. Two strategies for finding such yeasts are (i) bioprospecting for novel strains and species and (ii) genetic modification of known yeasts. The latter enjoys the promise of the emerging field of synthetic biology, which, in principle, would enable scientists to create yeasts with the exact phenotype desired for a given fermentation. In this mini review, we compare and contrast advances in bioprospecting and in synthetic biology as they relate to alcoholic fermentation in brewing and wine making. We explore recent advances in fermentation-relevant recombinant technologies and synthetic biology including the Yeast 2.0 Consortium, use of environmental yeasts, challenges, constraints of law and consumer acceptance.
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- Lucien Alperstein
- Department of Wine & Food Science, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, 5064, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Wine & Food Science, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, 5064, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Wine & Food Science, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, 5064, South Australia, Australia.,Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Wine & Food Science, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, 5064, South Australia, Australia.,Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Wine & Food Science, The University of Adelaide, PMB1, Glen Osmond, 5064, South Australia, Australia. .,Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, Urrbrae, South Australia, Australia.
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Membrane Fluidity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae from Huangjiu (Chinese Rice Wine) Is Variably Regulated by OLE1 To Offset the Disruptive Effect of Ethanol. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01620-19. [PMID: 31540996 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01620-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An evolution and resequencing strategy was used to research the genetic basis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae BR20 (with 18 vol% ethanol tolerance) and the evolved strain F23 (with 25 vol% ethanol tolerance). Whole-genome sequencing and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) indicated that the enhanced ethanol tolerance under 10 vol% ethanol could be attributed to amino acid metabolism, whereas 18 vol% ethanol tolerance was due to fatty acid metabolism. Ultrastructural analysis indicated that F23 exhibited better membrane integrity than did BR20 under ethanol stress. At low concentrations (<5 vol%), the partition of ethanol into the membrane increased the membrane fluidity, which had little effect on cell growth. However, the toxic effects of medium and high ethanol concentrations (5 to 20 vol%) tended to decrease the membrane fluidity. Under high ethanol stress (>10 vol%), the highly tolerant strain was able to maintain a relatively constant fluidity by increasing the content of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA), whereas less-tolerant strains show a continuous decrease in fluidity and UFA content. OLE1, which was identified as the only gene with a differential single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mutation site related to fatty acid metabolism, was significantly changed in response to ethanol. The role of OLE1 in membrane fluidity was positively validated in its overexpressed transformants. Therefore, OLE1 lowered the rate of decline in membrane fluidity and thus enabled the yeast to better fight the deleterious effects of ethanol.IMPORTANCE Yeasts with superior ethanol tolerance are desirable for winemakers and wine industries. In our previous work, strain F23 was evolved with superior ethanol tolerance and fermentation activity to improve the flavor profiles of Chinese rice wine. Therefore, exploring the genomic variations and ethanol tolerance mechanism of strain F23 could contribute to an understanding of its effect on the flavor characteristics in the resulting Chinese rice wine. The cellular membrane plays a vital role in the ethanol tolerance of yeasts; however, how the membrane is regulated to fight the toxic effect of ethanol remains to be elucidated. This study suggests that the membrane fluidity is variably regulated by OLE1 to offset the disruptive effect of ethanol. Current work will help develop more ethanol-tolerant yeast strains for wine industries and contribute to a deep understanding of its high flavor-producing ability.
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Li H, Alper HS. Producing Biochemicals in
Yarrowia lipolytica
from Xylose through a Strain Mating Approach. Biotechnol J 2019; 15:e1900304. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201900304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Haibo Li
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- Institute for Cellular and Molecular BiologyThe University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
- McKetta Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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Korhola M, Naumova ES, Partti E, Aittamaa M, Turakainen H, Naumov GI. Exploiting heterozygosity in industrial yeasts to create new and improved baker's yeasts. Yeast 2019; 36:571-587. [PMID: 31243797 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The main aim of the work was to utilize heterozygosity of industrial yeast strains to construct new baker's yeast strains. Commercial baker's yeast strain ALKO 743, its more ethanol tolerant descendant ALKO 554 selected initially for growth over 300 generations in increasing ethanol concentrations in a glucose medium, and ALKO 3460 from an old domestic sour dough starter were used as starting strains. Isolated meiotic segregants of the strains were characterized genetically for sporulation ability and mating type, and the ploidy was determined physically. Heterozygosity of the segregant strains was estimated by a variety of molecular characterizations and fermentation and growth assays. The results showed wide heterozygosity and that the segregants were clustered into subgroups. This clustering was used for choosing distantly or closely related partners for strain construction crosses. Intrastrain hybrids made with segregants of ALKO 743 showed 16-24% hybrid vigour or heterosis. Interstrain hybrids with segregants of ALKO 743 and ALKO 3460 showed a wide variety of characteristics but also clear heterosis of 27-31% effects as assayed by lean and sugar dough raising. Distiller's yeast ALKO 554 turned out to be a diploid genetic segregant and not just a more ethanol tolerant mutant of the tetraploid parent strain ALKO 743.
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- Matti Korhola
- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Alkomohr Biotech Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
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- State Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Alkomohr Biotech Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Alkomohr Biotech Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
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- Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Alkomohr Biotech Ltd., Helsinki, Finland
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- State Research Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms of National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow, Russia
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Steensels J, Gallone B, Voordeckers K, Verstrepen KJ. Domestication of Industrial Microbes. Curr Biol 2019; 29:R381-R393. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gorter de Vries AR, Koster CC, Weening SM, Luttik MAH, Kuijpers NGA, Geertman JMA, Pronk JT, Daran JMG. Phenotype-Independent Isolation of Interspecies Saccharomyces Hybrids by Dual-Dye Fluorescent Staining and Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:871. [PMID: 31105669 PMCID: PMC6498416 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Interspecies hybrids of Saccharomyces species are found in a variety of industrial environments and often outperform their parental strains in industrial fermentation processes. Interspecies hybridization is therefore increasingly considered as an approach for improvement and diversification of yeast strains for industrial application. However, current hybridization methods are limited by their reliance on pre-existing or introduced selectable phenotypes. This study presents a high-throughput phenotype-independent method for isolation of interspecies Saccharomyces hybrids based on dual dye-staining and subsequent mating of two strains, followed by enrichment of double-stained hybrid cells from a mating population by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Pilot experiments on intra-species mating of heterothallic haploid S. cerevisiae strains showed that 80% of sorted double-stained cells were hybrids. The protocol was further optimized by mating an S. cerevisiae haploid with homothallic S. eubayanus spores with complementary selectable phenotypes. In crosses without selectable phenotype, using S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus haploids derived from laboratory as well as industrial strains, 10 to 15% of double-stained cells isolated by FACS were hybrids. When applied to rare mating, sorting of double-stained cells consistently resulted in about 600-fold enrichment of hybrid cells. Mating of dual-stained cells and FACS-based selection allows efficient enrichment of interspecies Saccharomyces hybrids within a matter of days and without requiring selectable hybrid phenotypes, both for homothallic and heterothallic strains. This strategy should accelerate the isolation of laboratory-made hybrids, facilitate research into hybrid heterosis and offer new opportunities for non-GM industrial strain improvement and diversification.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Global Innovation and Research, HEINEKEN Supply Chain B.V., Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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Pessôa MG, Vespermann KA, Paulino BN, Barcelos MC, Pastore GM, Molina G. Newly isolated microorganisms with potential application in biotechnology. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 37:319-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cubillos FA, Gibson B, Grijalva-Vallejos N, Krogerus K, Nikulin J. Bioprospecting for brewers: Exploiting natural diversity for naturally diverse beers. Yeast 2019; 36:383-398. [PMID: 30698853 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The burgeoning interest in archaic, traditional, and novel beer styles has coincided with a growing appreciation of the role of yeasts in determining beer character as well as a better understanding of the ecology and biogeography of yeasts. Multiple studies in recent years have highlighted the potential of wild Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts for production of beers with novel flavour profiles and other desirable properties. Yeasts isolated from spontaneously fermented beers as well as from other food systems (wine, bread, and kombucha) have shown promise for brewing application, and there is evidence that such cross-system transfers have occurred naturally in the past. We review here the available literature pertaining to the use of nonconventional yeasts in brewing, with a focus on the origins of these yeasts, including methods of isolation. Practical aspects of utilizing nondomesticated yeasts are discussed, and modern methods to facilitate discovery of yeasts with brewing potential are highlighted.
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- Francisco A Cubillos
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Food Solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), University of Valencia-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Food Solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland.,Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, School of Chemical Technology, Espoo, Finland
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- Industrial Biotechnology and Food Solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland.,Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Mertens S, Gallone B, Steensels J, Herrera-Malaver B, Cortebeek J, Nolmans R, Saels V, Vyas VK, Verstrepen KJ. Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeasts. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0209124. [PMID: 30625138 PMCID: PMC6326464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Today’s beer market is challenged by a decreasing consumption of traditional beer styles and an increasing consumption of specialty beers. In particular, lager-type beers (pilsner), characterized by their refreshing and unique aroma and taste, yet very uniform, struggle with their sales. The development of novel variants of the common lager yeast, the interspecific hybrid Saccharomyces pastorianus, has been proposed as a possible solution to address the need of product diversification in lager beers. Previous efforts to generate new lager yeasts through hybridization of the ancestral parental species (S. cerevisiae and S. eubayanus) yielded strains with an aromatic profile distinct from the natural biodiversity. Unfortunately, next to the desired properties, these novel yeasts also inherited unwanted characteristics. Most notably is their phenolic off-flavor (POF) production, which hampers their direct application in the industrial production processes. Here, we describe a CRISPR-based gene editing strategy that allows the systematic and meticulous introduction of a natural occurring mutation in the FDC1 gene of genetically complex industrial S. cerevisiae strains, S. eubayanus yeasts and interspecific hybrids. The resulting cisgenic POF- variants show great potential for industrial application and diversifying the current lager beer portfolio.
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- Stijn Mertens
- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Systems Biology, VIB Centre for Microbiology, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
- Leuven Institute for Beer Research, KU Leuven, Bio-Incubator, Leuven, Belgium
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Sipiczki M. Interspecies Hybridisation and Genome Chimerisation in Saccharomyces: Combining of Gene Pools of Species and Its Biotechnological Perspectives. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:3071. [PMID: 30619156 PMCID: PMC6297871 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Over the last one and a half decade, interspecies hybridisation has gained continuously increasing attention as a breeding technique suitable for transferring of genetic information between Saccharomyces species and mixing of their gene pools without genetic engineering. The hybrids frequently show positive transgressive phenotypes. Segregation of the hybrid genome results in mosaic (chimeric) strains that can outperform both the parents and the hybrids or exhibit novel positive phenotypic properties. Mitotic segregation can take place during the vegetative propagation of the sterile allodiploid hybrid cells. Meiotic segregation becomes possible after genome duplication (tetraploidisation) if it is followed by break-down of sterility. The allotetraploid cells are seemingly fertile because they form viable spores. But because of the autodiploidisation of the meiosis, sterile allodiploid spores are produced and thus the hybrid genome does not segregate (the second sterility barrier). However, malsegregation of MAT-carrying chromosomes in one of the subgenomes during allotetraploid meiosis (loss of MAT heterozygosity) results in fertile alloaneuploid spores. The breakdown of (the second) sterility barrier is followed by the loss of additional chromosomes in rapid succession and recombination between the subgenomes. The process (genome autoreduction in meiosis or GARMe) chimerises the genome and generates strains with chimeric (mosaic) genomes composed of various combinations of the genes of the parental strains. Since one of the subgenomes is preferentially reduced, the outcome is usually a strain having an (almost) complete genome from one parent and only a few genes or mosaics from the genome of the other parent. The fertility of the spores produced during GARMe provides possibilities also for introgressive backcrossing with one or the other parental strain, but genome chimerisation and gene transfer through series of backcrosses always with the same parent is likely to be less efficient than through meiotic or mitotic genome autoreduction. Hybridisation and the evolution of the hybrid genome (resizing and chimerisation) have been exploited in the improvement of industrial strains and applied to the breeding of new strains for specific purposes. Lists of successful projects are shown and certain major trends are discussed.
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- Matthias Sipiczki
- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Improvement of thermotolerance in Lachancea thermotolerans using a bacterial selection pressure. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 46:133-145. [PMID: 30488364 PMCID: PMC6373274 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-018-2107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The use of thermotolerant yeast strains is an important attribute for a cost-effective high temperature biofermentation processes. However, the availability of thermotolerant yeast strains remains a major challenge. Isolation of temperature resistant strains from extreme environments or the improvements of current strains are two major strategies known to date. We hypothesised that bacteria are potential “hurdles” in the life cycle of yeasts, which could influence the evolution of extreme phenotypes, such as thermotolerance. We subjected a wild-type yeast, Lachancea thermotolerans to six species of bacteria sequentially for several generations. After coevolution, we observed that three replicate lines of yeasts grown in the presence of bacteria grew up to 37 °C whereas the controls run in parallel without bacteria could only grow poorly at 35 °C retaining the ancestral mesophilic trait. In addition to improvement of thermotolerance, our results show that the fermentative ability was also elevated, making the strains more ideal for the alcoholic fermentation process because the overall productivity and ethanol titers per unit volume of substrate consumed during the fermentation process was increased. Our unique method is attractive for the development of thermotolerant strains or to augment the available strain development approaches for high temperature industrial biofermentation.
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Krogerus K, Preiss R, Gibson B. A Unique Saccharomyces cerevisiae × Saccharomyces uvarum Hybrid Isolated From Norwegian Farmhouse Beer: Characterization and Reconstruction. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2253. [PMID: 30319573 PMCID: PMC6165869 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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An unknown interspecies Saccharomyces hybrid, "Muri," was recently isolated from a "kveik" culture, a traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing yeast culture (Preiss et al., 2018). Here we used whole genome sequencing to reveal the strain as an allodiploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae × Saccharomyces uvarum hybrid. Phylogenetic analysis of its sub-genomes revealed that the S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum parent strains of Muri appear to be most closely related to English ale and Central European cider and wine strains, respectively. We then performed phenotypic analysis on a number of brewing-relevant traits in a range of S. cerevisiae, S. uvarum and hybrid strains closely related to the Muri hybrid. The Muri strain possesses a range of industrially desirable phenotypic properties, including broad temperature tolerance, good ethanol tolerance, and efficient carbohydrate use, therefore making it an interesting candidate for not only brewing applications, but potentially various other industrial fermentations, such as biofuel production and distilling. We identified the two S. cerevisiae and S. uvarum strains that were genetically and phenotypically most similar to the Muri hybrid, and then attempted to reconstruct the Muri hybrid by generating de novo interspecific hybrids between these two strains. The de novo hybrids were compared with the original Muri hybrid, and many appeared phenotypically more similar to Muri than either of the parent strains. This study introduces a novel approach to studying hybrid strains and strain development by combining genomic and phenotypic analysis to identify closely related parent strains for construction of de novo hybrids.
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- Kristoffer Krogerus
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
- Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Technology, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- Escarpment Laboratories, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Espoo, Finland
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Lopandic K. Saccharomyces interspecies hybrids as model organisms for studying yeast adaptation to stressful environments. Yeast 2018; 35:21-38. [PMID: 29131388 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The strong development of molecular biology techniques and next-generation sequencing technologies in the last two decades has significantly improved our understanding of the evolutionary history of Saccharomyces yeasts. It has been shown that many strains isolated from man-made environments are not pure genetic lines, but contain genetic materials from different species that substantially increase their genome complexity. A number of strains have been described as interspecies hybrids, implying different yeast species that under specific circumstances exchange and recombine their genomes. Such fusing usually results in a wide variety of alterations at the genetic and chromosomal levels. The observed changes have suggested a high genome plasticity and a significant role of interspecies hybridization in the adaptation of yeasts to environmental stresses and industrial processes. There is a high probability that harsh wine and beer fermentation environments, from which the majority of interspecies hybrids have been isolated so far, influence their selection and stabilization as well as their genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity. The lessons we have learned about geno- and phenotype plasticity and the diversity of natural and commercial yeast hybrids have already had a strong impact on the development of artificial hybrids that can be successfully used in the fermentation-based food and beverage industry. The creation of artificial hybrids through the crossing of strains with desired attributes is a possibility to obtain a vast variety of new, but not genetically modified yeasts with a range of improved and beneficial traits. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Ksenija Lopandic
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11/3, A-1190, Vienna, Austria
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Polygenic Analysis in Absence of Major Effector ATF1 Unveils Novel Components in Yeast Flavor Ester Biosynthesis. mBio 2018; 9:mBio.01279-18. [PMID: 30154260 PMCID: PMC6113618 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01279-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Flavor production in yeast fermentation is of paramount importance for industrial production of alcoholic beverages. Although major enzymes of flavor compound biosynthesis have been identified, few specific mutations responsible for strain diversity in flavor production are known. The ATF1-encoded alcohol acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) transferase (AATase) is responsible for the majority of acetate ester biosynthesis, but other components affecting strain diversity remain unknown. We have performed parallel polygenic analysis of low production of ethyl acetate, a compound with an undesirable solvent-like off-flavor, in strains with and without deletion of ATF1 We identified two unique causative mutations, eat1K179fs and snf8E148*, not present in any other sequenced yeast strain and responsible for most ethyl acetate produced in absence of ATF1EAT1 encodes a putative mitochondrial ethanol acetyl-CoA transferase (EATase) and its overexpression, but not that of EAT1K179fs , and strongly increases ethyl acetate without affecting other flavor acetate esters. Unexpectedly, a higher level of acetate esters (including ethyl acetate) was produced when eat1K179fs was present together with ATF1 in the same strain, suggesting that the Eat1 and Atf1 enzymes are intertwined. On the other hand, introduction of snf8E148* lowered ethyl acetate levels also in the presence of ATF1, and it affected other aroma compounds, growth, and fermentation as well. Engineering of snf8E148* in three industrial yeast strains (for production of wine, saké, and ale beer) and fermentation in an application-relevant medium showed a high but strain-dependent potential for flavor enhancement. Our work has identified EAT1 and SNF8 as new genetic elements determining ethyl acetate production diversity in yeast strains.IMPORTANCE Basic research with laboratory strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has identified the structural genes of most metabolic enzymes, as well as genes encoding major regulators of metabolism. On the other hand, more recent work on polygenic analysis of yeast biodiversity in natural and industrial yeast strains is revealing novel components of yeast metabolism. A major example is the metabolism of flavor compounds, a particularly important property of industrial yeast strains used for the production of alcoholic beverages. In this work, we have performed polygenic analysis of production of ethyl acetate, an important off-flavor compound in beer and other alcoholic beverages. To increase the chances of identifying novel components, we have used in parallel a wild-type strain and a strain with a deletion of ATF1 encoding the main enzyme of acetate ester biosynthesis. This revealed a new structural gene, EAT1, encoding a putative mitochondrial enzyme, which was recently identified as an ethanol acetyl-CoA transferase in another yeast species. We also identified a novel regulatory gene, SNF8, which has not previously been linked to flavor production. Our results show that polygenic analysis of metabolic traits in the absence of major effector genes can reveal novel structural and regulatory genes. The mutant alleles identified can be used to affect the flavor profile in industrial yeast strains for production of alcoholic beverages in more subtle ways than by deletion or overexpression of the already known major effector genes and without significantly altering other industrially important traits. The effect of the novel variants was dependent on the genetic background, with a highly desirable outcome in the flavor profile of an ale brewing yeast.
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