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However, their microbiome remains largely unexplored, thus limiting knowledge of microbial composition, diversity and functional inference. These limitations have implications for product quality and safety and scientific documentation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\n                    . The 16S rRNA dataset on five popularly consumed dairy products, Nono, Wara, Kwerionik, Ghee and Nunu, with the SRA accession number PRJNA532858, was collected for taxonomic classification and diversity analysis using the Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology 2 pipeline. Functional inference was conducted using Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States 2 version 2.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                    . In this dataset, an average of 12 phyla were observed, including\n                    <jats:italic>Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Bacteroidetes<\/jats:italic>\n                    . At the genus level, lactic acid bacteria, particularly\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , were predominant in Nono, Wara and Nunu, with relative abundances: 57.7, 33.5 and 39.3% for\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and 16.6, 36.7 and 39.5% for\n                    <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Functional predictions revealed both shared and product-specific metabolic capabilities, with varying taxonomic contributions to key pathways across samples.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>\n                    . Across the analysed samples, the products exhibit both conserved and distinct predicted functional signatures inferred from the 16S rRNA gene data. Particularly, those related to ATP-binding cassette transporters, amino acid metabolism, sugar utilization and biosynthetic pathways.\n                    <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    dominated in the purine-rich environments of Nono and Nunu; Wara displayed lactic acid bacteria co-dominance, with a focus on peptidoglycan metabolism; Kwerionik exhibited broader microbial diversity, with a three-way taxonomic distribution; and Ghee stood out with\n                    <jats:italic>Acetobacter-<\/jats:italic>\n                    driven lipid and oxidative metabolism, showcasing the community\u2019s adaptive plasticity to distinct environmental and processing conditions. 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