Understanding grapevine-microbiome interactions: implications for viticulture industry

Until recently, the analysis of complex communities such as that of the grapevine-microbe holobiont has been limited by the fact that most microbes are notculturable under laboratory conditions (less than 1%). However, metagenomics, the study of the genetic material recovered directly f...

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Main Authors: Iratxe Zarraonaindia, Jack A. Gilbert
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Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2015-05-01
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description Until recently, the analysis of complex communities such as that of the grapevine-microbe holobiont has been limited by the fact that most microbes are notculturable under laboratory conditions (less than 1%). However, metagenomics, the study of the genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples without the need for enrichment or of culturing, has led to open an unprecedented era in the field of microbiology. Importantly, this technological advance has now become so pervasive that it is being regularly applied to explore soils and plants of agricultural interest. Interestingly, many large companies are taking notice, with significant financial investment being used to exploring ways to manipulate the productivity, disease resistance and stress tolerance for crops by influencing the microbiome. To understand which microbes one needs to manipulate to influence this valuable characteristics, we need to sequence the microbiome and capture the genetic and hence functional metabolic information contained therein. For viticulture and other agricultural fields where the crop is also associated to particular flavor properties that may also be manipulated, understanding how the bacteria, fungi and viruses influence the development and hence chemical makeup of the crop is essential.
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spelling doaj-art-ce0f60bb934a42cda4e06237aa94fbef2025-08-20T02:57:39ZengShared Science Publishers OGMicrobial Cell2311-26382015-05-012517117310.15698/mic2015.05.204123455678Understanding grapevine-microbiome interactions: implications for viticulture industryIratxe Zarraonaindia0Jack A. Gilbert1Argonne National Laboratory, Institute for Genomic and Systems Biology, Argonne, Illinois, USA.Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Until recently, the analysis of complex communities such as that of the grapevine-microbe holobiont has been limited by the fact that most microbes are notculturable under laboratory conditions (less than 1%). However, metagenomics, the study of the genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples without the need for enrichment or of culturing, has led to open an unprecedented era in the field of microbiology. Importantly, this technological advance has now become so pervasive that it is being regularly applied to explore soils and plants of agricultural interest. Interestingly, many large companies are taking notice, with significant financial investment being used to exploring ways to manipulate the productivity, disease resistance and stress tolerance for crops by influencing the microbiome. To understand which microbes one needs to manipulate to influence this valuable characteristics, we need to sequence the microbiome and capture the genetic and hence functional metabolic information contained therein. For viticulture and other agricultural fields where the crop is also associated to particular flavor properties that may also be manipulated, understanding how the bacteria, fungi and viruses influence the development and hence chemical makeup of the crop is essential.http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/understanding-grapevine-microbiome-interactions-implications-for-viticulture-industry/Merlot microbiome holobiontbiotechnological applicationsTerroir
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title_short Understanding grapevine-microbiome interactions: implications for viticulture industry
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biotechnological applications
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url http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/understanding-grapevine-microbiome-interactions-implications-for-viticulture-industry/
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