Revealing the Functional Microbiota of Caproic Acid-Producing and Lactic Acid-Utilizing Bacteria in the Pit Muds for Chinese

Qingwei Feng, Xiaohan Li, Lijuan Gong, Yanxia Wei, Zhongxue Bai, Jian Zhou, Yi Ma, Guiqiang He

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Analysis and application of microbiota in fermentation pit muds used for Chinese strong-flavor liquor production.AMB Express · 2026
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8 authors.

Qingwei FengEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

Xiaohan LiEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

Lijuan GongLiquor Making Biotechnology and Application Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Yibin 644000, China.

Yanxia WeiEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

Zhongxue BaiEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

Jian ZhouEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

Yi MaLiquor Making Biotechnology and Application Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Yibin 644000, China.

Guiqiang HeEngineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences and Agri-Forestry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low ethyl caproate and high ethyl lactate contents pose a significant challenge in producing Chinese

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caproic acidChinese baijiufunctional microbiotalactic acidpit mud

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PMID41683004

DOI10.3390/foods15030416

PMCPMC12896612

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