Comparative Genomics Unveils the Habitat Adaptation and Metabolic Profiles of Clostridium in an Artificial Ecosystem for Liquor Production

ABSTRACT Clostridium inhabiting pit mud (PM) is one of the important bacterial populations for synthesizing flavor compounds of Chinese strong-flavor baijiu. The long-term cereal fermentation with sorghum as the main raw material creates an environment rich in starch, ethanol, and organic acids (mai...

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Main Authors: Guan-Yu Fang, Li-Juan Chai, Xiao-Zhong Zhong, Zhen-Ming Lu, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Lin-Huan Wu, Song-Tao Wang, Cai-Hong Shen, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00297-22