Expanding the biotechnology potential of lactobacilli through comparative genomics of 213 strains and associated genera.

ABSTRACT: Lactobacilli are a diverse group of species that occupy diverse nutrient-rich niches associated with humans, animals, plants and food. They are used widely in biotechnology and food preservation, and are being explored as therapeutics. Exploiting lactobacilli has been complicated by metabolic diversity, unclear species identity and uncertain relationships between them and other commercially important lactic acid bacteria. The capacity for biotransformations catalysed by lactobacilli is an untapped biotechnology resource. Here we report the genome sequences of 213 Lactobacillus strains and associated genera, and their encoded genetic catalogue for modifying carbohydrates and proteins. In addition, we describe broad and diverse presence of novel CRISPR-Cas immune systems in lactobacilli that

SUBMITTER: Sun Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4667430 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature