Makgeolli, a traditional Korean liquor, contains components such as lactic acid bacteria and dietary fiber, which can induce changes in the gut microbiome. Since variations in microbiome responses may exist between enterotypes-classifications based on the dominant bacterial populations in the gut-we hypothesized that the consumption of makgeolli leads to enterotype-dependent differences in gut microbial structures among healthy participants. This study aimed to determine the effect of makgeolli consumption on gut microbial structures by stratifying all participants into two enterotype groups: Bacteroides-dominant type (B-type, n = 7) and Prevotella-dominant type (P-type, n = 4). The B-type showed an increase in alpha diversity, while no significant difference was observed in the P-type following makgeolli consumption. The composition of gut microbiota significantly changed in the B-type, whereas no noticeable alteration was observed in the P-type after makgeolli consumption. Notably, Prevotella exhibited the most significant changes only in the P-type. In line with the increased abundance of Prevotella, the genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism, including pentose/glucuronate interconversions, fructose/mannose metabolism, starch/sucrose metabolism and amino sugar/nucleotide sugar metabolism were significantly enriched following makgeolli consumption in the P-type. These findings suggest that makgeolli consumption induces enterotype-dependent alterations in gut microbial composition and metabolic pathways, highlighting the potential for personalized dietary interventions.
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motile by means of peritrichous flagella, facultatively anaerobic
bacterium designated TI45-13arT was isolated from Nuruk,
a Korean traditional Makgeolli fermentation starter. It grew
at 4–35°C (optimum, 28–30°C), pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH
7.0) and NaCl concentrations up to 5% (w/v). Phylogenetic
trees generated using 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that
strain TI45-13arT belonged to the genus Paenibacillus and
showed the highest sequence similarities with Paenibacillus
kyungheensis DCY88T (98.5%), Paenibacillus hordei RH-N24T
(98.4%) and Paenibacillus nicotianae YIM h-19T (98.1%). The
major fatty acid was anteiso-C15:0. The DNA G+C content
was 39.0 mol%, and MK-7 was the predominant isoprenoid
quinone. The polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol,
phosphatidylethanolamine, three unidentified
glycolipids, and one unidentified aminoglycolipid. The
cell-wall peptidoglycan contained meso-diaminopimelic acid.
On the basis of polyphasic taxonomy study, it was suggested
that strain TI45-13arT represents a novel species within the genus
Paenibacillus for which the name Paenibacillus nuruki
sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain was TI45-13arT (= KACC
18728T = NBRC 112013T).
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