biostudies-literatureChen LTalent Introduction Grogram of Xihua University, Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaChengdu Science and Technology Project585https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9914865biostudies-literatureUnknown12(3)The fungal community in Qu plays a key role in the formation of turbid rice wine (TRW) style. The Sichuan Basin and its surrounding areas have become one of the main TRW production regions in China; however, the fungal community in Qu and how they affect the characteristics of TRW remain unknown. Therefore, this study provided insight into the fungal biomarkers in Qu from Guang'an (GQ), Dazhou (DQ), Aba (AQ), and Liangshan (LQ), as well as their relationships with compounds in TRW. The main biomarkers in GQ were <i>Rhizopus arrhizus</i>, <i>Candida glabrata</i>, <i>Rhizomucor pusillus</i>, <i>Thermomyces lanuginosus</i> and <i>Wallemia sebi</i>. However, they changed to <i>Saccharomycopsis fibuligera</i> and <i>Mucor indicus</i> in DQ, <i>Lichtheimia ramose</i> in AQ, and <i>Rhizopus microFoods (Basel, Switzerland)Fungal Biomarkers in Traditional Starter Determine the Chemical Characteristics of Turbid Rice Wine from the Rim of the Sichuan Basin, China.PMC99148652020-YF09-00007-SN31571935Z211010Tang JLiu JCai TLiang XChen LZhu HXiang WZhang QfalseFungal Biomarkers in Traditional Starter Determine the Chemical Characteristics of Turbid Rice Wine from the Rim of the Sichuan Basin, China.The fungal community in Qu plays a key role in the formation of turbid rice wine (TRW) style. The Sichuan Basin and its surrounding areas have become one of the main TRW production regions in China; however, the fungal community in Qu and how they affect the characteristics of TRW remain unknown. Therefore, this study provided insight into the fungal biomarkers in Qu from Guang'an (GQ), Dazhou (DQ), Aba (AQ), and Liangshan (LQ), as well as their relationships with compounds in TRW. The main biomarkers in GQ were <i>Rhizopus arrhizus</i>, <i>Candida glabrata</i>, <i>Rhizomucor pusillus</i>, <i>Thermomyces lanuginosus</i> and <i>Wallemia sebi</i>. However, they changed to <i>Saccharomycopsis fibuligera</i> and <i>Mucor indicus</i> in DQ, <i>Lichtheimia ramose</i> in AQ, and <i>Rhizopus micro2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jan2025-04-25T19:23:43.875Z2025-04-06T07:56:49.749ZS-EPMC99148653676611410.3390/foods12030585