Abstract:In this study, 32 samples of high-temperature Daqu at different fermentation periods were collected as research objects. 16S rRNA sequencing technology was used to analyze the bacterial community diversity during the high-temperature Daqu fermentation process, and the bacterial gene function was predicted by PICRUSt software. The results showed that the bacterial richness and community structure of high-temperature Daqu at different fermentation periods were significantly different (P<0.05). With the progress of fermentation, the bacterial richness showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, and reached the highest at the first-turned Daqu. A total of 3 dominant bacterial phyla and 10 dominant bacterial genera were detected during the high-temperature Daqu fermentation process, and there was obvious community succession in the samples at different fermentation stages. At the same time, a total of 10 core OTUs were detected from all samples, mainly belonging to Saccharopolyspora, Thermoactinomyces, Bacillus, Kroppenstedtia and Lentibacillus, with cumulative average relative abundance of 52.62 %. There were significant differences in bacterial microbial networks of high-temperature Daqu between different fermentation periods. Among them, the network stability of the first-turned Daqu samples were the highest, and Scopulibacillus and Bacillus were the key bacteria to maintain the stability of the microbial community structure during the high-temperature Daqu fermentation process. Metabolism was an important functional pathway in the high-temperature Daqu fermentation process, including energy production and transformation, as well as the transport and metabolism of biological macromolecules such as amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids. This study strengthens people 's understanding of the succession of bacterial communities during the high-temperature Daqu fermentation process, and provides a useful reference for the optimization of Daqu making process and the improvement of product quality in related enterprises.