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Many fungi and microorganisms have been domesticated by humans for use in food production, medicine, and research. The following is a list of
domesticated fungi and microorganisms:
Food
Organism
Use
Agaricus bisporus
Eaten; "Button mushroom" or "portabello mushroom".
[1]
Aspergillus oryzae
Fermentation of traditional Japanese foods and beverages.
[2]
bacteria
(for
cheese ,
yogurt ,
kephir ,
buttermilk ,
sour cream ,
kombucha tea,
spirulina )
Lactic acid bacteria
Fermentation of dairy, plants, and meats.
[3]
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
Production of yogurt (Bulgaria).
[3]
Lactococcus casei
Production of cheese (with a fruity flavor).
[3]
Lactococcus helveticus
Production of cheese, including
swiss cheese .
[3]
Lactococcus lactis
Production of cheese.
[3]
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Fermentation of
sauerkraut .
[3]
Moulds
(for making
cheese ,
tempeh ,
Quorn ,
Pu-erh and some
sausages )
Edible mushrooms
Food
Oenococcus oeni
Involved in wine fermentation.
[3]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Fermentation of beer and wine;
leavening of bread.
[4]
Streptococcus thermophilus
Production of yogurt (France, United Kingdom).
[3]
Yeasts
Baking, winemaking, brewing
Ustilago maydis
Huitlacoche
Research and medicine
Industry
Organism
Use
bacteria
Chemical production
See also
References
^
"Agaricus bisporus :The Button Mushroom" . MushroomExpert.com. Retrieved 27 June 2016 .
^ Machida, Masayuki; Asai, Kiyoshi; Sano, Motoaki; Tanaka, Toshihiro; Kumagai, Toshitaka; et al. (2005).
"Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae" . Nature . 438 (7071): 1157–61.
doi :
10.1038/nature04300 .
PMID
16372010 .
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h Douglas, Grace L.; Klaenhammer, Todd R. (2010). "Genomic Evolution of Domesticated Microorganisms". Annual Review of Food Science and Technology . 1 : 397–414.
doi :
10.1146/annurev.food.102308.124134 .
PMID
22129342 .
^ Legras, Jean-LUC; Merdinoglu, Didier; Cornuet, Jean-Marie; Karst, Francis (2007). "Bread, beer and wine: Saccharomyces cerevisiae diversity reflects human history". Molecular Ecology . 16 (10): 2091–102.
doi :
10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03266.x .
PMID
17498234 .