A dark matter in sake brewing: Origin of microbes producing a Kimoto-style fermentation starter
IntroductionIn Kimoto-style fermentation, a fermentation starter is produced before the primary brewing process to stabilize fermentation. Nitrate-reducing bacteria, mainly derived from brewing water, produce nitrite, and lactic acid bacteria such as Leuconostoc can proliferate because of their tole...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1112638/full |