title: What's Inside That Seed We Brew? A New Approach To Mining the Coffee Microbiome.
abstract: Coffee is a critically important agricultural commodity for many tropical states and is a beverage enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Recent concerns over the sustainability of coffee production have prompted investigations of the coffee microbiome as a tool to improve crop health and bean quality. This review synthesizes literature informing our knowledge of the coffee microbiome, with an emphasis on applications of fruit- and seed-associated microbes in coffee production and processing. A comprehensive inventory of microbial species cited in association with coffee fruits and seeds is presented as reference tool for researchers investigating coffee-microbe associations. It concludes with a discussion of the approaches and techniques that provide a path forward to improve our understanding of the coffee microbiome and its utility, as a whole and as individual components, to help ensure the future sustainability of coffee production.
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA mjsvaughan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael Joe
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8812-6657
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Brian B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: McSpadden Gardener
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D040503:Coffea / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D003069:Coffee / Q000382:microbiology; D003296:Cooking; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D064307:Microbiota; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee