MicrobiomeSupport H2020 Project
Published July 4, 2022 | Version v1
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Microbiome Research as an Effective Driver of Success Stories in Agrifood Systems – A Selection of Case Studies

Creators

  • 1. FFoQSI Gmbh - Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation, Tulln, Austria
  • 2. Symbiomics Microbiome Solution, Florianópolis, Brazil
  • 3. Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil,
  • 4. Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
  • 5. Food Bioscience, Teagasc Food Research Centre Moorepark, Fermoy, Ireland
  • 6. SCA, Consultoria em Microbiologia Agrícola, Campinas, Brazil
  • 7. Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
  • 8. Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark,
  • 9. Laboratory of Dairy Research, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
  • 10. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
  • 11. School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
  • 12. Bioresources Unit, Center for Health & Bioresources, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln, Austria
  • 13. Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
  • 14. Microbiota Interaction With Human and Animal Team (MIHA), Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Jouy-en-Josas, France
  • 15. BioEconomy, Research & Advisory, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 16. Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health Research Unit, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, Spain
  • 17. Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
  • 18. Research Unit Analytical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
  • 19. Indigo Agriculture, Charlestown, MA, United States
  • 20. State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
  • 21. Institute of Food Science, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Description

Increasing knowledge of the microbiome has led to significant advancements in the agrifood system. Case studies based on microbiome applications have been reported worldwide and, in this review, we have selected 14 success stories that showcase the importance of microbiome research in advancing the agrifood system. The selected case studies describe products, methodologies, applications, tools, and processes that created an economic and societal impact. Additionally, they cover a broad range of fields within the agrifood chain: the management of diseases and putative pathogens; the use of microorganism as soil fertilizers and plant strengtheners; the investigation of the microbial dynamics occurring during food fermentation; the presence of microorganisms and/or genes associated with hazards for animal and human health (e.g., mycotoxins, spoilage agents, or pathogens) in feeds, foods, and their processing environments; applications to improve HACCP systems; and the identification of novel probiotics and prebiotics to improve the animal gut microbiome or to prevent chronic non-communicable diseases in humans (e.g., obesity complications). The microbiomes of soil, plants, and animals are pivotal for ensuring human and environmental health and this review highlights the impact that microbiome applications have with this regard.

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