Table 1 Geographical distribution of common fermented soybean food products of Southeast Asian countries

Japan

Natto

Bacillus subtilis

Aspergillus oryzae

Liu 2012)

Japan

Miso

Bacillus subtilis

Pediococcus acidilactici, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Micrococcus halobius, Aspergillus oryzae, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Torulopsis sp

Tamang et al. (2016)

China

Furu

B. pumilus, B. megaterium, B. stearothermophilus, B. firmus

Staphylococcus hominis

Lin et al. (2016)

Korea

Cheonggukjang

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, B. licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, and B.subtilis

Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, Pseudomonas, Pantoea and Weissella genera

Hong et al. (2012)

Korea

Gochujang

B. velegensis, B. amyloliquefacious, B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, Oceanobacillus spp.

Zygosaccharomyces, Candida lactis, Zygorouxii, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus

Nam et al. (2012)

Mizoram state of India

Bekang

B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. pumilus, Bacillus cereus, B.amyloliquefaciens

Debaryomyces hansenii, Pichia burtonii

Chettri and Tamang (2014); Singh et al. (2014a, 2014b)

Meghalaya state of India

Tungrymbai

B. subtilis, B. pumilus, B. licheniformis, B. amyloliquefaciens, Lactobacillus brevis,

Vagococcus carniphilus, Debaryomyces hansenii, Pic. burtonii,

Chettri and Tamang (2015); Singh et al. (2014a, 2014b)

Nepal, Bhutan, India

Kinema

B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. cereus, B. circulans, B. thuringiensis, B. sphaericus

Geotrichum candidum.

Chettri et al. (2016); Chettri and Tamang (2015); Singh et al. (2014a, 2014b)

Manipur state of India

Hawaijar

B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. amyloliquefaciens, B. cereus,

Alcaligenes sp., Providencia rettgers

Singh et al. (2014a, 2014b)

Korea

Doenjang

B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, B. pumilus,

Mucor plumbeus, Aspergillus oryzae, Debaryomyces hansenii, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Tor. halophilus, Lactobacillus sp.

Chang et al. (2013); Kim et al. (2016a)

China, Taiwan

Douchi

B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis,

Aspergillus oryzae

Yang et al. (2019a, 2019b)

Indonesia (Origin), Netherlands, Japan

Tempeh

Bacillus pumilus and B.brevis

Rhizopus spp., Lactobacillus casei

Frias et al. (2017)

Arunachal Pradesh state of India

Peruyaan

B.subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens,

Vagococcus lutrae, Pediococcus acidilactici

Singh et al. (2014a, 2014b)

Nagaland state of India

Axone

Aakhone

Bacillus subtilis

–

Deb and Jamir (2018)

Cambodia, Laos

Sieng

Bacillus subtilis

–

Sopheap et al. (2019)

Korea

Meju

Bacillus cereus, B. circulans, B. licheniformis, B. megaterium, B. mesentricus, B. subtilis, B. pumilus

Aspergillus spp, Botrytis cinerea Rhizopus oryzae, Rhodotorula flava, Zygosaccharomyces japonicus, Lactobacillus sp, Ped. acidilactici

Jang et al. (2019)