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Bacteria associated with human saliva are major microbial components of Ecuadorian indigenous beers (chicha).
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- Probiotics and Fermented Foods in Human Nutrition.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Traditional Fermented Foods from Ecuador: A Review with a Focus on Microbial Diversity.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Symbiosis and the Anthropocene.Symbiosis (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2021Article
- Cultural Values and the Coliform Bacterial Load of "Masato," an Amazon Indigenous Beverage.EcoHealth · 2020Article
- Microbiota assembly, structure, and dynamics among Tsimane horticulturalists of the Bolivian Amazon.Nature communications · 2020Observational
- Influences of Ingredients and Bakers on the Bacteria and Fungi in Sourdough Starters and Bread.mSphere · 2020Article
- PeruvianMicroorganisms · 2020Article
- Teaching Microbiology by Celebrating Traditional Foods and Cultures from Morocco and Perú.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2019Article
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae populations and other yeasts associated with indigenous beers (chicha) of Ecuador.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]Article
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Abstract
Indigenous beers (chicha) are part of the indigenous culture in Ecuador. The fermentation process of these beers probably relies on microorganisms from fermented substrates, environment and human microbiota. We analyzed the microbiota of artisanal beers (including a type of beer produced after chewing boiled cassava) using bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene-based tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing (bTEFAP). Surprisingly, we found that Streptococcus salivarius and Streptococcus mutans (part of the human oral microbiota) were among the most abundant bacteria in chewed cassava and in non-chewed cassava beers. We also demonstrated that S. salivarius and S. mutans (isolated from these beers) could proliferate in cassava mush. Lactobacillus sp. was predominantly present in most types of Ecuadorian chicha.
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