Whole-genome sequence data of the proteolytic and bacteriocin producing strain Enterococcus faecalis PK23 isolated from the traditional Halitzia cheese produced in Cyprus.

ABSTRACT: Halitzia is a traditional white-brined cheese produced by a limited number of producers in Cyprus. During a survey of the microbiome of a number of different Halitzia samples, we identified a bacterial strain that exhibited enhanced proteolytic activity compared to the other isolates. The strain was further studied, and it was assigned as Enterococcus faecalis PK23. We proceeded with sequencing of its whole genome using Illumina technology. Initial sequencing and assembly produced 116 scaffolds with a length of 3,149,036 bp. Comparison with the available E. faecalis genomes revealed that the strain PK23 exhibited high levels of identity to the genome sequence of E. faecalis isolate 26975_2#180 deposited in GenBank as a single complete contig. From the 116 scaffolds 106

SUBMITTER: Papadimitriou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8498225 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature