Comparative analysis of the microbial community composition between Tibetan kefir grains and milks

In this study, we have investigated the bacterial and fungal community compositions in five Tibetan kefir grains (grain group) and five related kefir milks (milk group) via a combination of high-throughput sequencing technology and comparative bioinformatics analyses. According to the high-throughput sequencing technology, a total of 2,099,928 and 1,978,404 high-quality valid sequences were obtained from the bacterial and fungal communities of...