The marula and elephant intoxication myth

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor(a) principal: Makopa, Tawanda Proceed
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Modikwe, Gorata, Vrhovsek, Urska, Lotti, Cesare, Sampaio, José Paulo, Zhou, Nerve
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/164357
Resumo: Publisher Copyright: The research work was funded by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain.
id RCAP_0a0404af43f49109b75d6f55394edcee
oai_identifier_str oai:run.unl.pt:10362/164357
network_acronym_str RCAP
network_name_str Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
repository_id_str 7160
spelling The marula and elephant intoxication mythassessing the biodiversity of fermenting yeasts associated with marula fruits (Sclerocarya birrea)African elephantsfermentationfermenting marula fruitsintoxication mythyeast biodiversityMicrobiologyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)ParasitologyVirologySDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsPublisher Copyright: The research work was funded by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain.The inebriation of wild African elephants from eating the ripened and rotting fruit of the marula tree is a persistent myth in Southern Africa. However,the yeasts responsible for alcoholic fermentation to intoxicate the elephants remain poorly documented.In this study, we considered Botswana, a country with the world’s largest population of wild elephants, and where the marula tree is indigenous, abundant and protected, to assess the occurrence and biodiversity of yeasts with a potential to ferment and subsequently inebriate the wild elephants. We collected marula fruits from over a stretch of 800 km in Botswana and isolated 106 yeast strains representing 24 yeast species. Over 93% of these isolates,typically known to ferment simple sugars and produce ethanol comprising of high ethanol producers belonging to Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, and Pichia, and intermediate ethanol producers Wickerhamomyces, Zygotorulaspora, Candida, Hanseniaspora, and Kluyveromyces. Fermentation of marula juice revealed convincing fermentative and aromatic bouquet credentials to suggest the potential to influence foraging behaviour and inebriate elephants in nature. There is insufficient evidence to refute the aforementioned myth. This work serves as the first work towards understanding the biodiversity marula associated yeasts to debunk the myth or approve the facts.UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences UnitDCV - Departamento de Ciências da VidaRUNMakopa, Tawanda ProceedModikwe, GorataVrhovsek, UrskaLotti, CesareSampaio, José PauloZhou, Nerve2024-03-02T00:26:19Z20232023-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article16application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/164357eng2633-6685PURE: 84383690https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad018info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:52:04Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/164357Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T04:00:09.365376Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The marula and elephant intoxication myth
assessing the biodiversity of fermenting yeasts associated with marula fruits (Sclerocarya birrea)
title The marula and elephant intoxication myth
spellingShingle The marula and elephant intoxication myth
Makopa, Tawanda Proceed
African elephants
fermentation
fermenting marula fruits
intoxication myth
yeast biodiversity
Microbiology
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Parasitology
Virology
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
title_short The marula and elephant intoxication myth
title_full The marula and elephant intoxication myth
title_fullStr The marula and elephant intoxication myth
title_full_unstemmed The marula and elephant intoxication myth
title_sort The marula and elephant intoxication myth
author Makopa, Tawanda Proceed
author_facet Makopa, Tawanda Proceed
Modikwe, Gorata
Vrhovsek, Urska
Lotti, Cesare
Sampaio, José Paulo
Zhou, Nerve
author_role author
author2 Modikwe, Gorata
Vrhovsek, Urska
Lotti, Cesare
Sampaio, José Paulo
Zhou, Nerve
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit
DCV - Departamento de Ciências da Vida
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Makopa, Tawanda Proceed
Modikwe, Gorata
Vrhovsek, Urska
Lotti, Cesare
Sampaio, José Paulo
Zhou, Nerve
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv African elephants
fermentation
fermenting marula fruits
intoxication myth
yeast biodiversity
Microbiology
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Parasitology
Virology
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
topic African elephants
fermentation
fermenting marula fruits
intoxication myth
yeast biodiversity
Microbiology
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)
Parasitology
Virology
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
description Publisher Copyright: The research work was funded by Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain.
publishDate 2023
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023
2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
2024-03-02T00:26:19Z
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/10362/164357
url http://hdl.handle.net/10362/164357
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv 2633-6685
PURE: 84383690
https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtad018
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv 16
application/pdf
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
instacron:RCAAP
instname_str Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
instacron_str RCAAP
institution RCAAP
reponame_str Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
collection Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
repository.name.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1799138177700593664

Registros relacionados