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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 414-423.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.22-057

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Exploration of adaptation, evolution and domestication of fermentation microorganisms by applying ancient DNA technology

Zequan Zheng1,2,3(), Qiaomei Fu1,2,3, Yichen Liu1()   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3. CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044, China
  • Received:2022-03-06 Revised:2022-04-10 Online:2022-05-20 Published:2022-04-19
  • Contact: Liu Yichen E-mail:zhengzequqn18@mails.ucas.ac.cn;yichen.liu@ivpp.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41925009);Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China Nos(YSBR-019,XDB26000000);Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China Nos(XDB26000000)

Abstract:

Fermentation production is the most primitive application of microorganisms by humans, which is of great significance in human history. However, due to the lack of molecular evidence, the history of human fermentation production and the evolution and domestication of fermentation microorganisms remain to be further investigated. Taking wine and fermented dairy, the two most common types of fermented foods as examples, we introduce the archaeology evidence of fermented foods and the evolution and domestication of fermented microorganisms, introduce the research status of paleomicrobiology and fermented paleomicroorganisms, and explore the feasibility and challenges of the research of ancient fermented microorganisms applying microbial ancient DNA technology, as well as the application potential of ancient DNA capture technology in this field.

Key words: fermentation, microorganism, ancient DNA, evolution