Taxonomic Variations of Bacterial and Fungal Communities depending on Fermentation Temperature in Traditional Korean Fermented Soybean Food, Doenjang.

ABSTRACT: Meju, a fermented soybean brick, is a key component in soybean foods like doenjang and ganjang, harboring a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. These microorganisms significantly contribute to the nutritional and sensory characteristics of doenjang and ganjang. Amplicon-based next-generation sequencing was applied to investigate how the microbial communities of meju fermented at low and high temperatures differ and how this variation affects the microbial communities of doenjang, a subsequently fermented soybean food. Our metagenomic data showed distinct patterns depending on the fermentation temperature. The microbial abundance in the bacterial community was increased under both temperatures during the fermentation of meju and doenjang. Weissella was the most a

SUBMITTER: Jo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11091663 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature