Abstract
ABSTRACTWe report the draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620 from fermented cassava used as a potential starter culture for African vegetable fermentation. Sequence analysis showed the assembled genome size to be 1,982,893 bp, encoding a predicted total of 2,003 protein-coding genes, 14 rRNAs, 54 tRNAs, and 3 noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs).
Highlights
Lactobacillus fermentum is a heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium belonging to the Bacilli class of the phylum Firmicutes and the family Lactobacillaceae
Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620 was isolated from fermented cassava for production of gari in Benin
The genome of strain BFE 6620 was sequenced in order to assess its technological and functional properties for vegetable food fermentation and to compare its genome sequence with already sequenced L. fermentum strains from different sources
Summary
Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620 was isolated from fermented cassava for production of gari in Benin. This strain, together with Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 5092, was successfully used as a starter culture in the fermentation of African kale leaves (5). There are currently 25 L. fermentum genome sequences reported, of which 6 were completely sequenced.
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