Draft Genome Sequence of Enterococcus canintestini 49, a Potential Probiotic That Produces Multiple Bacteriocins

Jeella Z Acedo; Cherry Ibarra Romero; Sarah T Miyata; Alysson H Blaine; Lynn M McMullen; John C Vederas; Marco J van Belkum

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01131-17

Draft Genome Sequence of Enterococcus canintestini 49, a Potential Probiotic That Produces Multiple Bacteriocins

Genome Announc. 2017 Oct 5;5(40):e01131-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01131-17.

Authors

Jeella Z Acedo¹, Cherry Ibarra Romero¹, Sarah T Miyata², Alysson H Blaine², Lynn M McMullen³, John C Vederas¹, Marco J van Belkum⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² CanBiocin Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada mvanbelkum@ualberta.ca.

Abstract

Enterococcus canintestini 49, isolated from dog feces, is active against Clostridium perfringens, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and Listeria monocytogenes Its draft genome sequence reported herein contains a gene cluster encoding multiple bacteriocins and indicates the absence of genes for virulence factors. These characteristics signify the strain's potential for use as a probiotic.