Predicting the final metabolic profile based on the succession-related microbiota during spontaneous fermentation of the starter for Chinese liquor making.

ABSTRACT: Microbial inoculation is an effective way to improve the quality of fermented foods via affecting the microbiota structure. However, it is unclear how the inoculation regulates the microbiota structure, and it is still difficult to directionally control the microbiota function via the inoculation. In this work, using the spontaneous fermentation of the starter (Daqu) for Chinese liquor fermentation as a case, we inoculated different microbiota groups at different time points in Daqu fermentation, and analyzed the effect of the inoculation on the final metabolic profile of Daqu. The inoculated microbiota and inoculated time points both significantly affected the final metabolites via regulating the microbial succession (P < 0.001), and multiple inoculations can p

SUBMITTER: Ban S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878095 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature