Ecosystem services provided by aculeate wasps

RE Brock, A Cini, S Sumner - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they are
omnipresent across ecosystems and exhibit diverse co‐evolutionary and exploitative …

[HTML][HTML] Sources and assembly of microbial communities in vineyards as a functional component of winegrowing

RG Griggs, KL Steenwerth, DA Mills, D Cantu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microbiomes are integral to viticulture and winemaking–collectively termed winegrowing–
where diverse fungi and bacteria can exert positive and negative effects on grape health …

Community succession of the grapevine fungal microbiome in the annual growth cycle

D Liu, K Howell - Environmental Microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial ecology and activity in wine production influences grapevine health and
productivity, conversion of sugar to ethanol during fermentation, wine aroma, wine quality …

Diversity and dynamics of fungi during spontaneous fermentations and association with unique aroma profiles in wine

D Liu, JL Legras, P Zhang, D Chen, K Howell - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial ecology is an integral part of an agricultural ecosystem and influences the quality
of agricultural commodities. Microbial activity influences grapevine health and crop …

Predigestion as an evolutionary impetus for human use of fermented food

KR Amato, EK Mallott, P D'Almeida Maia… - Current …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Fermented foods are an important part of the human diet. While the types of fermented foods
consumed as well as the processes used to create them vary regionally, the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and functions of yeast communities associated with insects

S Malassigné, G Minard, L Vallon, E Martin… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Following the concept of the holobiont, insect-microbiota interactions play an important role
in insect biology. Many examples of host-associated microorganisms have been reported to …

[HTML][HTML] Compartmentalization of bacterial and fungal microbiomes in the gut of adult honeybees

M Callegari, E Crotti, M Fusi, R Marasco… - npj Biofilms and …, 2021 - nature.com
The core gut microbiome of adult honeybee comprises a set of recurring bacterial
phylotypes, accompanied by lineage-specific, variable, and less abundant environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Adhesion properties, biofilm forming potential, and susceptibility to disinfectants of contaminant wine yeasts

G Perpetuini, AP Rossetti, N Battistelli, G Arfelli… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, yeasts isolated from filter membranes used for the quality control of bottled
wines were identified and tested for their resistance to some cleaning agents and potassium …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary derived micronutrients modulate immune responses through innate lymphoid cells

Z Shi, H Ohno, N Satoh-Takayama - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a group of innate immune cells that possess overlapping
features with T cells, although they lack antigen-specific receptors. ILCs consist of five …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation, characterization, and genome assembly of Barnettozyma botsteinii sp. nov. and novel strains of Kurtzmaniella quercitrusa isolated from the intestinal tract of the …

G Arrey, G Li, R Murphy, L Guimaraes, S Alizadeh… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bioconversion of hemicelluloses into simpler sugars leads to the production of a significant
amount of pentose sugars, such as d-xylose. However, efficient utilization of pentoses by …