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. 2021 Nov;203(9):5831-5839.
doi: 10.1007/s00203-021-02552-8. Epub 2021 Sep 7.

Diversity, enzyme production and antibacterial activity of Bacillus strains isolated from sesame-flavored liquor Daqu

Xianyu Wu #  1 , Qianer Jiang #  1 , Zhishan Wang  1 , Youqiang Xu  2 , Wenhao Chen  3 , Jinyuan Sun  4 , Yang Liu  5
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Diversity, enzyme production and antibacterial activity of Bacillus strains isolated from sesame-flavored liquor Daqu

Xianyu Wu et al. Arch Microbiol. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Daqu provides enzymes and precursors for liquor fermentation, and is the core of liquor fermentation. In this study, 11 Bacillus strains were isolated from sesame-flavored liquor Daqu, which can not only produce protease and amylase, but also have antagonistic effects on common pathogens Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. According to the gyrA gene phylogeny analysis, these 11 Bacillus strains belong to three species, B1, Y14, Y15, and YPDW9 belong to Bacillus mojavensis, W7, W13, YPDW6, and YPDW12 belong to Bacillus subtilis, and W14, Y5, and YPDW1 belong to Bacillus velezensis. According to the results of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing, there are three strains in Bacillus mojavensis, among which Y14 and Y15 are the same ones. All four Bacillus subtilis strains and three Bacillus velezensis strains are different. The specific primers were used to randomly amplify the biological control genes expressing lipopeptide antibiotics (bioA, bmyB, ituC, fenD, srfAA, srfAB, yngG,and yndJ), and the results showed that antagonistic genes other than fenD gene were amplified in four Bacillus mojavensis strains; Bacillus subtilis amplification was significantly different, but srfAA, bmyB and yndJ genes were all present; All genes were amplified in Bacillus velezensis except YPDW1 without ituC. This research provides new ideas for strengthening Daqu and lays a foundation for improving the quality of liquor.

Keywords: Antagonistic activity; Bacillus; Daqu; Enzyme production; Identification.

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