The Potential Correlation Between Bacterial Sporulation and the Characteristic Flavor of Chinese Maotai Liquor

Frontiers in Microbiology
Weiying WangBin Lian

Abstract

The relationship between the formation of characteristic Maotai-flavor substances (MTFS) and the dominant bacteria in Maotai Daqu (MTDQ) has long been a topic of research interest in the field of liquor brewing in China. To investigate the connection between MTFS and the Bacillus subtilis (one of dominant bacteria in MTDQ) cultured on solid plates of wheat extract medium at, temperatures of 37, 46, and up to 55°C (Group A), and at a constant 37°C (Group B), the transcriptomes of the bacteria grown in the two groups were studied. About 10 out of 84 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were related to promoting sporulation. Furthermore, observations made with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that a thicker spore cortex appeared in Group A. The content of 2, 6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (DPA), an important component of the spore, was 49.77 (±2.50) and 38.23 (±3.96) μg/mg of dried spores from the bacteria cultured in Groups A and B, respectively. Combined with the production process of Maotai liquor, more DPA accumulates in the high-temperature fermentation stage and is then released by spore germination during the subsequent temperature-drop stage. We suggest that DPA (or its derivatives) can then be transformed into ...Continue Reading

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