Draft Genome Sequence of Lysinibacillus fusiformis Strain SW-B9, a Novel Strain for Biotransformation of Isoeugenol to Vanillin.

Liqing Zhao,Guanhui Bao,Jiangning Song,Yin Li,Beibei Geng

doi:10.1128/genomea.00289-15

Abstract

Lysinibacillus fusiformis SW-B9 was the first reported strain in L. fusiformis showing effective biotransformation of isoeugenol to vanillin. Here, we report the annotated genome of strain SW-B9, which has special pathways for producing vanillin. The genome will provide a genetic basis for better understanding the physiology of this species.

Highlights

Lysinibacillus fusiformis SW-B9 was the first reported strain in L. fusiformis showing effective biotransformation of isoeugenol to vanillin
For L. fusiformis, only the SW-B9 strain was reported for its biotransformation of isoeugenol to vanillin [4]
A comparative genome analysis was used to measure the similarities between strain SW-B9 and other strains using the reciprocal smallest distance (RSD) [9]

Summary

Introduction

Lysinibacillus fusiformis SW-B9 was the first reported strain in L. fusiformis showing effective biotransformation of isoeugenol to vanillin. The majority of studies on L. fusiformis are related to its pathogenicity [2, 3], and few researchers have focused on its industrial and agricultural roles. We previously isolated L. fusiformis SW-B9 from soil, which can produce high amounts of vanillin from isoeugenol [4]. Several strains have been shown to be able to convert eugenol or isoeugenol to vanillin [5, 6].

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