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- Title
- A comparison of the microbial diversity in Korean and Chinese post-fermented teas = 한국과 중국 미생물 발효차의 미생물 군집분석 및 비교
- Author(s)
- B H Kim; J O Jang; J H Joa; J A Kim; S Y Song; C K Lim; C H Kim; Y B Jung; K C Seong; Hee-Sik Kim; D G Moon
- Bibliographic Citation
- Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 71-80
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Abstract
- Tea is the most popular beverage in the world. The three main types are green, black, and post-fermented. Post-fermented teas are produced by the microbial fermentation of sun-dried green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis). In this study, the composition of the bacterial communities involved in the production of traditional oriental post-fermented teas (Korean algacha, dancha, and Chinese pu-erh) were investigated using 16S rRNA gene analysis. The dominant microorganisms present in the post-fermented teas included the α-proteobacteria Rhodobacteraceae and Sphingomonas, and the γ-proteobacteria Pantoea. Cluster analysis confirmed that the microbial populations present in both Korean and Chinese post-fermented teas grouped into the same class. Interestingly, the dominant microorganism present in the Korean post-fermented teas was a bacterium, while for the Chinese post-fermented tea, it was a fungus. ⓒ 2017, The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology.
- Keyword
- Camellia sinensisDouble gradient-DGGEMicrobial communityPost-fermented teaTea
- ISSN
- 1598-642X
- Publisher
- Korea Soc-Assoc-Inst
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/mbl.1702.02006
- Type
- Article
- Appears in Collections:
- Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering Research Institute > Cell Factory Research Center > 1. Journal Articles
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