On pickles: biological and sociocultural links between fermented foods and the human gut microbiome
[Background] The composition of the human microbiome varies considerably in diversity and density across communities as a function of the foods we eat and the places we live. While all foods contain microbes, humans directly shape this microbial ecology through fermentation. Fermented foods are produced from microbial reactions that depend on local environmental conditions, fermentation practices, and the manner in which foods are prepared and consumed. These interactions are of special interest to ethnobiologists because they link investigations of how people shape and know the world around them to local knowledge, food traditions, local flora, and microbial taxa.
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021-06-09
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| Subjects: | Ethnozymology, Fermentation, Heritage, Metagenomics, Probiotics, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/249068 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006377 |
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