Draft Genome Sequences of Six Strains of Lactococcus lactis (Phylum Firmicutes), Spanning the Seeds of Cucumis sativus L. (Cucumber), Cucumis melo L. (Cantaloupe), and Cucurbita pepo var. turbinate (Acorn Squash)

Eman M Khalaf; Manish N Raizada

doi:10.1128/MRA.00665-20

Draft Genome Sequences of Six Strains of Lactococcus lactis (Phylum Firmicutes), Spanning the Seeds of Cucumis sativus L. (Cucumber), Cucumis melo L. (Cantaloupe), and Cucurbita pepo var. turbinate (Acorn Squash)

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Sep 10;9(37):e00665-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00665-20.

Authors

Eman M Khalaf^{1

2}, Manish N Raizada³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada emankhalaf@pharm.dmu.edu.eg.
² Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
³ Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

We announce the draft genome sequences of six strains of Lactococcus lactis (EKM101L, EKM102L, EKM201L, EKM203L, EKM501L, and EKM502L). These candidate plant probiotics were isolated from surface-sterilized seeds of Cucumis sativus L. (cucumber), Cucumis melo L. (cantaloupe), and Cucurbita pepo var. turbinate (acorn squash). They display beneficial activities, including biocontrol.