Draft genome sequence of probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus fermentum S2, isolated from raw cow milk

Rajarshi Bhattacharya; Bidhan Chandra Mukhopadhyay; Mirambika Mishra; Ananta Prasad Arukha; Sukhendu Mandal; Swadesh Ranjan Biswas

doi:10.1128/MRA.00499-23

Draft genome sequence of probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus fermentum S2, isolated from raw cow milk

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Nov 16;12(11):e0049923. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00499-23. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

Authors

Rajarshi Bhattacharya¹, Bidhan Chandra Mukhopadhyay¹, Mirambika Mishra², Ananta Prasad Arukha³, Sukhendu Mandal⁴, Swadesh Ranjan Biswas¹

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati , Santiniketan, India.
² Department of Infectious Disease and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Medical Science Building , Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
⁴ Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology, University of Calcutta , Kolkata, India.

Abstract

Lactobacillus fermentum remains as potential probiotic bacterium that enhances immunological response, produces antimicrobials, acts as food preservative, and lowers blood cholesterol level. We report the draft genome of Lactobacillus fermentum S2 consisting of 1.97 Mb genome size, 52.27% G + C content, 3 rRNA genes, 51 tRNA genes, and 2,004 protein-coding sequences.

Keywords: fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; milk; probiotics.

Grants and funding

BT/PR16246/GET/119/73/2016/Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DBT)