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A Review on Kombucha Tea—Microbiology, Composition, Fermentation, Beneficial Effects, Toxicity, and Tea Fungus [PDF]
Abstract Fermentation of sugared tea with a symbiotic culture of acetic acid bacteria and yeast (tea fungus) yields kombucha tea which is consumed worldwide for its refreshing and beneficial properties on human health. Important progress has been made in the past decade concerning research findings on kombucha tea and reports claiming
Rasu, Jayabalan +4 more
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Cultivation of tea fungus on malt extract medium [PDF]
The possibility of application of malt extract as a source of carbohydrate in a medium for tea fungus was investigated. The beverage obtained on such medium was compared with that prepared in a traditional way with sucrose medium.
Cvetković Dragoljub D. +1 more
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Four new dimeric sorbicillinoids (1–3 and 5) and a new monomeric sorbicillinoid (4) as well as six known analogs (6–11) were purified from the fungal strain Hypocrea jecorina H8, which was obtained from mangrove sediment, and showed potent inhibitory ...
Shun-Zhi Liu +7 more
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Tea fungus fermentation on a substrate with iron(ii)-ions [PDF]
Iron is essential element for human metabolism and it is a constituent of both heme- containing and nonheme proteins. Its deficiency can cause serious diseases, i.e. iron-deficiency anemia, with some fatal consequences.
Malbaša Radomir V. +2 more
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Using the Eurotium cristatum Fungus for Preparing Fermented Herbal Teas
Background: The biological activities of dark Chinese teas are largely due to their microbial post-fermentation. Herbal teas are traditional Russian beverages that hold special value, owing to their taste and useful medicinal properties. However, no data are available in the literature on using microbial post-fermentation for enhancing their ...
E. F. Shanenko +12 more
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Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the Fuzhuan brick tea-fermentation fungus Aspergillus cristatus [PDF]
Aspergillus cristatus is the dominant fungus involved in the fermentation of Chinese Fuzhuan brick tea. Aspergillus cristatus is a homothallic fungus that undergoes a sexual stage without asexual conidiation when cultured in hypotonic medium. The asexual stage is induced by a high salt concentration, which completely inhibits sexual development.
Yongyi Ge +8 more
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alleviates anthracnose disease in tea seedlings
Tea has been gaining increasing popularity all over the world in recent years, and its yield and quality depend on the growth and development of tea plants [Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze] in various environments. Nowadays, biotic stress and extreme weather, such as high temperature, drought, waterlogging, pests, and diseases, bring about much pressure ...
Weili Chen +4 more
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This study aimed to accurately identify the “golden flower” fungus, and characterize its effects on the chemical composition of Fu tea. A “golden flower” fungus strain was isolated from Hunan Fu tea and named as ACF-1.
RAN Lisha +7 more
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Kombucha - functional beverage: Composition, characteristics and process of biotransformation [PDF]
Kombucha is a refreshing beverage obtained by the proces of biotransformation of sugared tea with a tea fungus. Kombucha is also frequently called "tea fungus" in the literature, although there is actually no fungus involved in the fermentation.
Markov Siniša L. +4 more
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Microbial Succession and Interactions During the Manufacture of Fu Brick Tea
Fu Brick tea is a very popular post-fermented tea that is known for its “golden flower fungus,” Aspergillus cristatus, which becomes the dominant microbe during the maturation process.
Meichun Xiang +10 more
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