Alteration of microbial community for improving flavor character of Daqu by inoculation with Bacillus velezensis and Bacillus subtilis

Daqu, an important saccharification and fermentation starter, provides microbes, hydrolytic enzymes, and flavor compounds, and plays a crucial role for production of Chinese Baijiu. To evaluate the feasibility of bioaugmentation inoculated with Bacillus velezensis and Bacillus subtilis for improving the flavor character of Daqu, microbial community, enzyme activity, and volatile compound were analyzed and compared between traditional Daqu (T...