The genus Lactobacillus includes a diverse group of bacteria consisting of many species that are associated with fermentations of plants, meat or milk. In addition, various lactobacilli are natural inhabitants of the intestinal tract of humans and other animals. Finally, several Lactobacillus strains are marketed as probiotics as their consumption can confer a health benefit to host. Presently,...

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus gorillae strain KZ01(T) isolated from a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). This genome sequence will be helpful for the comparative genomics between human and nonhuman primate-associated Lactobacillus.

Herein we report a draft genome sequence for Lactobacillus plantarum SNU.Lp177, which was isolated from animal gut pig feces in South Korea. The draft genome of L. plantarum SNU.Lp177 contains 3,204,772 bp with a G+C content of 44.98% in 101 contigs (N50 = 116,595 bp).

The complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus crustorum deciphered by PacBio RS II and Illumina HiSeq 4000 sequencing was first reported with one chromosome and two plasmids. Sequence analysis of L. crustorum MN047 showed probiotic characteristics.

The genome sequence of the immunomodulatory strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain IBL027 is described here. The reads were assembled into contigs with a total size 2,898,501 bp. The genome information will be useful for further specific genetic studies of this strain to evaluate its immunomodulatory and biotechnological properties as a vaccine adjuvant.

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Twenty-nine strains of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and 15 strains of Streptococcus thermophilus were tested for resistance to 35 antimicrobial agents by using commercially available sensitivity disks. Approximately 35% of the isolates had uncharacteristic resistance patterns.

This report describes the 2,032,158-bp draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus sakei (L. sakei) strain FBL1, isolated from mukeunji purchased at the Gwangju World Kimchi Culture Festival in 2012, South Korea. The total draft genome size was 2,032,158 bp with a G+C content of 41.2%.

The determination of niacin in orange juice with lyophilized Lactobacillus arabinosus ATCC 8014 has the advantage over the usual method in eliminating the delay caused by the necessity of cultivating cells of L. arabinosus for the inoculum and also in eliminating the periodical cultivation on agar slopes.