ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025
Microbial community succession during tobacco fermentation reveals a flavor-improving mechanism.
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- Packing Density Governs Tobacco Quality Through Microbial Community Assembly and Metabolic Reprogramming.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Microbial-enzyme synergistic treatment stabilizes surface microbial communities and enhances flavor quality during tobacco leaf aging.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of microbial succession and biochemical changes in cigar tobacco filler and wrapper leaves during fermentation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Multivariate statistical analysis of chemical components, origin, variety, and sensory quality of domestic cigar tobacco leaves.Frontiers in chemistry · 2026Article
- Effects of tangerine peel flavonoids on flavor compounds and microbial communities in cigar tobacco fermentation: insights from ion migration chromatography and microbiomics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Isolation of enzyme-producing microbial strains and their effects on the color and quality of tobacco stems.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Microbacterium testaceum facilitates polysaccharide decomposition during post-harvest aging of tobacco leaves by recruiting keystone bacterial taxa.Advanced biotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Flue-cured tobacco (FCT) requires fermentation to increase quality, with microorganisms playing a key role. However, microbial succession and functions during long-term fermentation remain unclear. Artificial microbial fermentation, which is more controllable and efficient, focuses on mining functional strains to optimize the process. Methods: In this study, the microbial community structure and function of FCT fermentated for 0-4 years were analyzed, and the changes of metabolites in tobacco leaves in different years were analyzed. Functional microorganisms were screened, and their potential for application in FCT fermentation was evaluated. Results: The results revealed that the FCT aging process was typified by the metabolic, transformative, and synthetic processes of alkaloids, their derivatives, and benzene ring compounds. Microbial succession leads to changes in metabolites, with Discussion: This study reveals the critical role of microbial succession in FCT fermentation and demonstrates that targeted inoculation of functional
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