Metagenome-Assembled Genomes Contribute to Unraveling of the Microbiome of Cocoa Fermentation.

ABSTRACT: Metagenomic studies about cocoa fermentation have mainly reported on the analysis of short reads for determination of operational taxonomic units. However, it is also important to determine metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), which are genomes deriving from the assembly of metagenomics. For this research, all the cocoa metagenomes from public databases were downloaded, resulting in five data sets: one from Ghana and four from Brazil. In addition, in silico approaches were used to describe putative phenotypes and the metabolic potential of MAGs. A total of 17 high-quality MAGs were recovered from these microbiomes, as follows: (i) for fungi, Yamadazyma tenuis (n = 1); (ii) lactic acid bacteria, Limosilactobacillus fermentum (n = 5), Liquorilactobacillus cacaonum

SUBMITTER: Almeida OGG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature