Draft Genome Sequences of Three Strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus Isolated from a Milk Powder Manufacturing Plant

Sara A Burgess; Murray P Cox; Steve H Flint; Denise Lindsay; Patrick J Biggs

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00939-15

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus Isolated from a Milk Powder Manufacturing Plant

Genome Announc. 2015 Oct 15;3(5):e00939-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00939-15.

Authors

Sara A Burgess¹, Murray P Cox², Steve H Flint¹, Denise Lindsay³, Patrick J Biggs⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Food and Nutrition, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
² Statistics and Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
³ Fonterra Research and Development Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
⁴ Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand p.biggs@massey.ac.nz.

Abstract

Three strains of Geobacillus stearothermophilus (designated A1, P3, and D1) were isolated from a New Zealand milk powder manufacturing plant. Here, we describe their draft genome sequences. This information provided the first genomic insights into the nature of G. stearothermophilus strains present in the milk powder manufacturing environment.