Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada;Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Filamentous mycoflora in a Chinese spirit Jiuqu was investigated by using six different culture media and incubating at 25℃, 32℃, 42℃ and 50℃, respectively. A total of 886 fungal strains were isolated. Forty-five taxa of 20 genera were identified, including 10 Zygomycetes, 7 ascomycetes, and 28 anamorphic fungi. The main components of the functional fermenting fungi were the thermophilic and thermotolerant species, such as Paecilomyces variotii, Absidia corymbifera, Thermomyces lanuginosus, Rhizomucor pusillus, Chrysosporium sp. and Monascus spp. The characters of some important species and their potential roles in the process of fermentation and/or their relevant properties were discussed.