Microbial Diversity of Marula Wine during Spontaneous Fermentation
Marula wine is produced from ripe fruits of the Sclerocarya birrea subspecies caffra tree through spontaneous fermentation.A few culture-based studies have shown that the fermentation is largely driven by yeasts, although, in the early stages, some lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and acetic acid bacteria may be detected.Some of the microbes may produce