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Li J, Ding Z, Dong W, Li W, Wu Y, Zhu L, Ma H, Sun B, Li X. Analysis of differences in microorganisms and aroma profiles between normal and off-flavor pit mud in Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu. J Biosci Bioeng 2024; 137:360-371. [PMID: 38369397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2023.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
The unique cellar fermentation process of Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu is the reason for its characteristic cellar aroma flavor. The types, abundance, community structure and metabolic activity of microorganisms in the pit mud directly affect the microbial balance in the white spirit production environment, promoting the formation of typical aromas and influencing the quality of CFSB. During the production process, the production of off-flavor in the cellar may occur. The aim of this study is to elucidate the differences in microbiota and flavor between normal pit mud and abnormal pit mud (pit mud with off-flavor). A total of 46 major volatile compounds were identified, and 24 bacterial genera and 21 fungal genera were screened. The esters, acids, and alcohols in the abnormal pit mud were lower than those in the normal pit mud, while the aldehydes were higher. 3-Methyl indole, which has been proven to be responsible for the muddy and musty flavors, was detected in both types of pit mud, and for the first time, high levels of 4-methylanisole was detected in the pit mud. The microbial composition of the two types of pit mud showed significant differences in the bacterial genera of Sporosarcina, Lactobacillus, Garciella, Anaerosalibacter, Lentimicrobium, HN-HF0106, Petrimonas, Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12 and Bacillus, and the fungal genera of Millerozyma, Penicillium, Mortierella, Monascus, Saccharomyces, Issatchenkia, Pithoascus, Pseudallescheria, and Wickerhamomyces. Additionally, we speculate that Sporosarcina is the predominant bacterial genus responsible for the imbalance of microbiota in pit mud.
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- Jinyang Li
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Hebei Fenglaiyi Distillery Co., Ltd., Hebei 055550, China; Hebei Mud Cellar Brewing Technology Innovation Center, Ningjin County, Hebei 055550, China
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- Hebei Fenglaiyi Distillery Co., Ltd., Hebei 055550, China; Hebei Mud Cellar Brewing Technology Innovation Center, Ningjin County, Hebei 055550, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Brewing Microbiome and Enzymatic Molecular Engineering, China General Chamber of Commerce, Beijing 100048, China; School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Beijing 100048, China.
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Li D, Ye G, Zong X, Zou W. Effect of Multiple Rounds of Enrichment on Metabolite Accumulation and Microbiota Composition of Pit Mud for Baijiu Fermentation. Foods 2023; 12:foods12081594. [PMID: 37107389 PMCID: PMC10137600 DOI: 10.3390/foods12081594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Pit mud (PM) is the main component of Baijiu (traditional Chinese liquor), and its microorganisms are the primary sources of the aroma of Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu (SFB). Enrichment plays an important role in the selection of functional microorganisms in PM. Herein, the PM of SFB was submitted to six rounds of enrichment using clostridial growth medium (CGM), and changes in the metabolite accumulation and microbiota composition were evaluated. Based on the metabolite production and microbiota composition, the enrichment rounds were classified as the acclimation stage (round 2), main fermentation stage (rounds 3 and 4), and late fermentation stage (rounds 5 and 6). Species within the genus Clostridium dominated in the acclimation stage (65.84-74.51%). In the main fermentation stage, the dominant microbial groups were producers of butyric acid, acetic acid, and caproic acid, which included Clostridium (45.99-74.80%), Caproicibacter (1.45-17.02%), and potential new species within the order of Oscillataceae (14.26-29.10%). In the late stage of enrichment, Pediococcus dominated (45.96-79.44%). Thus, the main fermentation stage can be considered optimal for the isolation of acid-producing bacteria from PM. The findings discussed herein support the development and application of functional bacteria by bioaugmentation, and contribute to improving the quality of PM and SFB production.
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- Dong Li
- School of Life Science, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
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- School of Life Science, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
- Liquor-Making Biotechnology and Application of Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
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- School of Life Science, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
- Liquor-Making Biotechnology and Application of Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
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- School of Life Science, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin 644000, China
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Shoubao Y, Yonglei J, Qi Z, Shunchang P, Cuie S. Bacterial diversity associated with volatile compound accumulation in pit mud of Chinese strong-flavor baijiu pit. AMB Express 2023; 13:3. [PMID: 36609631 PMCID: PMC9825687 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-023-01508-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Pit mud quality is a key parameter that impacts the quality of Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu production.This study was developed to explore spatial bacterial community distributions and the relationships between these distributions and the volatile compound accumulation within the pit mud used in the production of Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu. The results revealed Lactobacillus pasteurii and Limnochorda pilosa were found to be the dominant bacteria present in the upper wall, middle wall, and bottom pit mud layers, whereas the Clostridium genus was detectable at high levels in the lower layer of the pit wall and played a role in contributing to the overall aroma and flavor compounds in produced Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu, with Clostridium abundance being strongly correlated with caproic acid, ethyl caproate, ethyl butyrate, and hexanol levels as well as moderately correlated with butyric acid levels. The abundance of the Lactobacillus genus was positively correlated with levels of ethyl lactate, 1-butanol, and 2,3-butanediol. Limnochorda pilosa was closely associated with ethyl acetate levels. Additionally, the correlations between bacterial communities and chemical properties also investigated, and the results demonstrated PO43-, total carbon, K+, humus, NH4+-N, and Mg2+ levels significantly affected the bacterial community structure of pit mud, and they were positively correlated with the relative abundance of Clostridium. Together, these findings can serve as a foundation for future studies exploring the mechanisms whereby volatile compounds accumulate in different pit mud layers, which facilitates the fermentation regulation and pit mud quality improvement of Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu.
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- Yan Shoubao
- grid.464320.70000 0004 1763 3613Department of biology engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, 232038 Anhui China
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- grid.412605.40000 0004 1798 1351Liquor Making Biotechnology and Application Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Yibin, 644000 China
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- grid.464320.70000 0004 1763 3613Department of biology engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, 232038 Anhui China
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- Department of biology and food engineering, Bozhou University, Bozhou, 236800 China
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- grid.464320.70000 0004 1763 3613Department of biology engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, 232038 Anhui China
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Cai W, Xue Y, Tang F, Wang Y, Yang S, Liu W, Hou Q, Yang X, Guo Z, Shan C. The Depth-Depended Fungal Diversity and Non-depth-Depended Aroma Profiles of Pit Mud for Strong-Flavor Baijiu. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:789845. [PMID: 35069486 PMCID: PMC8770870 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.789845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Microorganisms in pit mud are the essential factor determining the style of strong flavor Baijiu. The spatial distribution characteristics of fungal communities and aroma in the pit mud for strong flavor Baijiu from Xinjiang, China, were investigated using Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing and electronic nose technology. A total of 138 fungal genera affiliated with 10 fungal phyla were identified from 27 pit mud samples; of these, Saccharomycopsis, Aspergillus, and Apiotrichum were the core fungal communities, and Aspergillus and Apiotrichum were the hubs that maintain the structural stability of fungal communities in pit mud. The fungal richness and diversity, as well as aroma of pit mud, showed no significant spatial heterogeneity, but divergences in pit mud at different depths were mainly in pH, total acid, and high abundance fungi. Moisture, NH4 +, and lactate were the main physicochemical factors involved in the maintenance of fungal stability and quality in pit mud, whereas pH had only a weak effect on fungi in pit mud. In addition, the fungal communities of pit mud were not significantly associated with the aroma. The results of this study provide a foundation for exploring the functional microorganisms and dissecting the brewing mechanism of strong flavor Baijiu in Xinjiang, and also contributes to the improvement of pit mud quality by bioaugmentation and controlling environmental physicochemical factors.
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- Wenchao Cai
- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
- Engineering Research Center for Storage and Processing of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- Engineering Research Center for Storage and Processing of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- Engineering Research Center for Storage and Processing of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- Hubei Guxiangyang Baijiu Co., Ltd., Xiangyang, China
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- Hubei Guxiangyang Baijiu Co., Ltd., Xiangyang, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- Engineering Research Center for Storage and Processing of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Food Ingredients, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China
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- School of Food Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
- Engineering Research Center for Storage and Processing of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Ministry of Education, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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Hu X, Wang K, Chen M, Fan J, Han S, Hou J, Chi L, Liu Y, Wei T. Profiling the composition and metabolic activities of microbial community in fermented grain for the Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu production by using the metatranscriptome, high-throughput 16S rRNA and ITS gene sequencings. Food Res Int 2020; 138:109765. [PMID: 33292946 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The composition and function of microbial community analyzed by sequencing 16S rRNA/ITS gene amplicons (DNA level) were compared with those derived by using metatranscriptome sequencing (RNA level) from the same fermented grain (FG) sample, which obtained from the key fermentation time point during the Chinese strong-flavor Baijiu (CSFB) production process. The results showed that the fungi with the highest relative abundance was Saccharomyces (RNA: 83.15%, DNA: 89.74%) at the two levels. The most abundant bacterium was Kroppenstedtia (37.09%) detected only at the DNA level, while it was Streptococcus (93.75%) at the RNA level, indicating that the structures of prokaryotic communities at the two levels were quite different. For the microbial functions, a large proportion of genes of FG microorganisms related to "Metabolism" function were observed both by using PICRUSt2 analysis (DNA level) and metatranscriptome analysis (RNA level), and especially enriched in "Carbohydrate metabolism". While the proportions of genes involved in some functions were different, such as "Replication and repair", "Membrane transport" and "Environmental adaptation", with high proportions of genes involved in at the DNA level when compared those at the RNA level. Furthermore, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the most active microbe in the top15 pathways, followed by Torulaspora dellbrueckii. During the conversion of starch to ethanol, S. cerevisiae showed high metabolic capacity, and cooperated with other microorganisms to convert pyruvate to acetaldehyde directly or through acetyl-CoA and acetate, and then acetaldehyde to ethanol. As far as we know, this is a first study to profile the microbial community and metabolic features in FG of CSFB by using a combination of DNA- and RNA- based technologies. Our findings could provide useful insights for further understanding the active microbial function, metabolic pathways and fermentation mechanism in the FG ecosystem during CSFB fermentation.
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- Xiaolong Hu
- College of Food and Bio-engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China; Postdoctoral Research & Development Base, Yangshao Distillery Co., Ltd., Mianchi 472400, China; College of Life Sciences, Institute of Microbial Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- College of Food and Bio-engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Postdoctoral Research & Development Base, Yangshao Distillery Co., Ltd., Mianchi 472400, China
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- Postdoctoral Research & Development Base, Yangshao Distillery Co., Ltd., Mianchi 472400, China
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- Postdoctoral Research & Development Base, Yangshao Distillery Co., Ltd., Mianchi 472400, China
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- Postdoctoral Research & Development Base, Yangshao Distillery Co., Ltd., Mianchi 472400, China
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- College of Food and Bio-engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Institute of Microbial Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Food and Bio-engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
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