Autenticación del origen geográfico del ajo entero utilizando el perfil de ARN ribosomal 16S de la microbiota del ajo

Zhihan Xian1, Shaoting Li2, David A Mann1

  • 1Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, 30223, USA.

Food microbiology
|February 21, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

El perfil de la microbiota autentica con precisión el origen del ajo, ofreciendo una nueva herramienta contra el fraude alimentario. Este método utiliza comunidades bacterianas para distinguir el ajo por país, demostrando su estabilidad a través de las estaciones.

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