Consensus pan-genome assembly of the specialised wine bacterium Oenococcus oeni.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oenococcus oeni is a lactic acid bacterium that is specialised for growth in the ecological niche of wine, where it is noted for its ability to perform the secondary, malolactic fermentation that is often required for many types of wine. Expanding the understanding of strain-dependent genetic variations in its small and streamlined genome is important for realising its full potential in industrial fermentation processes.

Results

Whole genome comparison was performed on 191 strains of O. oeni; from this rich source of genomic information consensus pan-genome assemblies of the invariant (core) and variable (flexible) regions of this organism were established. Genetic variation in amino acid biosynthesis and sugar transport and utilisation was found to be common betw

SUBMITTER: Sternes PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4847254 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature