sp. nov. and sp. nov., two species isolated from fermentation cellar-producing sauce-flavour Chinese baijiu.

is an important microbial component in pit mud due to its ability to produce alcohol and short-chain fatty acids. This study presents the characterization and taxonomy of two Gram-stain-positive, strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped mesophilic bacterial strains, designated MT-113 and MT-5, isolated from pit mud in a fermentation cellar used for producing sauce-flavour Chinese baijiu. Phylogenetic analysis based on genome and 16S rRNA gene sequences of strains MT-113 and MT-5 indicates their affiliation with the genus (Cluster I of the Clostridia), with FW431 and WLY-B-L2 as the closest related species.