Abstract
Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius JY-13T (=KCCM 80002T = JCM 10872T) is a moderate halophile. In 2001, this was the first strain of the newly proposed Jeotgalibacillus genus. The draft genome of J. alimentarius was found to consist of 32 contigs (N50, 315,125 bp) with a total size of 3,364,745 bp. This genome information will be helpful for studies on pigmentation as well as applications for this bacterium.
Highlights
Several halophilic bacteria such as Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius (1), Psychrobacter jeotgali (2), Methylobacterium jeotgali (3), and Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans (4) have been isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean food (5). Some of these isolated bacteria can be used for various purposes, including antimicrobial agents (6) and fermentation starters (7)
J. alimentarius has not been examined for its potential applications, despite the fact that this bacterium was the earliest described strain of the genus Jeotgalibacillus
We determined the genome sequence of J. alimentarius and examined the pigment formation pathway in this strain
Summary
Several halophilic bacteria such as Jeotgalibacillus alimentarius (1), Psychrobacter jeotgali (2), Methylobacterium jeotgali (3), and Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans (4) have been isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean food (5). Some of these isolated bacteria can be used for various purposes, including antimicrobial agents (6) and fermentation starters (7). J. alimentarius has not been examined for its potential applications, despite the fact that this bacterium was the earliest described strain of the genus Jeotgalibacillus. Pigmentations in marine bacteria are often associated with the bacteria’s self-defense against harsh environmental conditions (8).
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