Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus helveticus Lh 23, Isolated from Natural Whey Starter.

ABSTRACT: Lactobacillus helveticus is a thermophilic lactic acid bacterium that is widely employed as a starter culture for manufacturing several Swiss and Italian hard-cooked cheeses. The sequencing of L. helveticus Lh 23, which consists of 2,100,230 bp with a GC content of 36.5%, reveals industrially useful traits and interesting metabolic pathways.

SUBMITTER: Bertani G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7484063 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature