This study confirmed the fungal community of rice makgeolli sold in the eastern part of Jeollanam-do using ITS 2 sequence-based metagenome analysis. A total of 18 fungi were found in six makgeolli samples, with Saccharomyces cerevisiae being dominant in all samples at high rates ranging from 96.61~99.96%. The six makgeolli samples were classified into three groups based on the PCoA and UPGMA tree analysis results using the Jaccard distance matrix. Network analysis of the relationships among the 18 identified fungal species helped identify a fungus that demonstrated either a positive or negative correlation with the dominant species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This study provides important foundational data for understanding the fungal composition in the makgeolli fermentation process.

Abstract
Introduction
Materials and Methods
    1. Experimental materials and analytical methods
    2. Experimental method
Results
    1. ASV construction and alpha diversity analysis
    2. Taxon identification
    3. Beta diversity analysis
Discussion
References

• Young Ju Lee(Adjunt Professor, Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922, Korea)
• Cheol Min Lee(Master’s Student, Dept. of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea)
• Kyung Tae Jang(Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food & Cooking Science, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 57922, Korea) Corresponding author