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Genetic Improvement and Genetically Modified Microorganisms

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Wine Safety, Consumer Preference, and Human Health

Abstract

Nowadays, any reflection about wine preferences and the impact of this important constituent of the Mediterranean diet on human health must take into account the current production context, which has extremely evolved during the last few decades. The number of technological advances with potential or hypothetical impact on wine quality as a whole is extremely diverse, and almost any novelty, agronomical, technological, or microbiological, raises arguments involving not only quality and safety considerations but also trade and ideological ones. Although only marginally affected, the winemaking industry has not totally escaped some controversy concerning the global debate on genetic engineering as a tool to improve yield and quality in the agro-food industry. In this chapter we focus on all methodologies historically developed for the genetic improvement of starter wine microorganisms, including not only the highly debated GMO techniques but a number of alternative genetic tools. These non-GMO alternatives often offer great technical advantages while avoiding the most controversial sides associated to genetic improvement. Indeed, some of them are actually undergoing an authentic revival. Both the basic principles behind these techniques and the improvement purposes currently pursued are treated in different sections. For the sake of brevity, and despite many initial advances in this field were fuelled by research on laboratory yeast strains, examples detailed in this chapter emphasise on research involving authentic winemaking yeast and bacterial strains or its direct derivatives. Marketing and regulatory considerations are extremely relevant in this field and are also discussed in the context of the current regulatory framework, trying to identify the most probable lines of development of these technologies in the near future, and their potential to reach the real wine market in the short or mid-term.

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Gonzalez, R., Tronchoni, J., Quirós, M., Morales, P. (2016). Genetic Improvement and Genetically Modified Microorganisms. In: Moreno-Arribas, M., Bartolomé Suáldea, B. (eds) Wine Safety, Consumer Preference, and Human Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24514-0_4

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