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Publishing Language: Chinese | Open Access

Effect of Inoculation with Debaryomyces hansenii on the Microbial Community and Quality of Pu-erh Tea during Fermentation

Teng WANG1,2,3 Nianguo BO2,3,4Gen SHA2,3,4Wanyang LU4Yan MA4 ( )Ming ZHAO2,3,4 ( )
College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Key Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biology of Yunnan Province, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center on Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Chinese Medicinal Materials in Southwest China, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
Yunnan Characteristic Plant Extraction Laboratory, Kunming 650106, China
College of Tea Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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Abstract

In this study, Debaryomyces hansenii PETY002, isolated from Pu-erh tea, was used for enhanced fermentation (EF) of Pu-erh tea. The total number of yeast colonies was significantly higher in the EF group than in the natural fermentation (NF) group. Sensory evaluation revealed that the tea infusion from the EF group was darker in color, mellower in taste, and had a mushroom-like aroma. Compared with NF, EF showed an increase in the contents of theabrownins and water extracts and a decrease in the contents of tea polyphenols, catechins including catechin (C), epigallocatechin (EGC), gallocatechin (GC) and epigallocahechin-3-gallate (EGCG), and caffeine. On the other hand, there was little difference in the contents of flavonoids or amino acids. Microbial community analysis revealed that Debaryomyces was the dominant fungus in EF. Furthermore, there was a competitive interaction between Debaryomyces and Thermomyces. Correlation analysis revealed that Debaryomyces were positively correlated with theabrownins, but negatively correlated with soluble sugars and theaflavins. In conclusion, inoculation with D. hansenii PETY002 changed the diversity and composition of the microbial community during Pu-erh tea fermentation, which improved the quality of Pu-erh tea through interactions with other dominant microorganisms.

CLC number: TS272.5 Document code: A Article ID: 1002-6630(2025)05-0124-10

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WANG T, BO N, SHA G, et al. Effect of Inoculation with Debaryomyces hansenii on the Microbial Community and Quality of Pu-erh Tea during Fermentation. Food Science, 2025, 46(5): 124-133. https://doi.org/10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20240523-191

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Received: 23 May 2024
Published: 15 March 2025
© Beijing Academy of Food Sciences 2025.

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