Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum CMPG5300, a Human Vaginal Isolate

Shweta Malik; Roland J Siezen; Bernadet Renckens; Mario Vaneechoutte; Jos Vanderleyden; Sarah Lebeer

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01149-14

Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum CMPG5300, a Human Vaginal Isolate

Genome Announc. 2014 Nov 13;2(6):e01149-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01149-14.

Authors

Shweta Malik, Roland J Siezen, Bernadet Renckens¹, Mario Vaneechoutte², Jos Vanderleyden³, Sarah Lebeer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
² Ghent University, Laboratory of Bacteriology Research, Ghent, Belgium.
³ KU Leuven, Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ sarah.lebeer@uantwerpen.be.

Abstract

The draft genome of a highly auto-aggregating Lactobacillus plantarum strain isolated from a human vagina is reported. The peculiar phenotype also provides an adhesive and co-aggregative potential with various pathogens, which could be of significance in the vaginal niche. Detailed genome analysis could aid in identifying the adhesins of the strain.