Discovering lactic acid bacteria by genomics

This review summarizes a collection of lactic acid bacteria that are now undergoing genomic sequencing and analysis. Summaries are presented on twenty different species, with each overview discussing the organisms fundamental and practical significance, environmental habitat, and its role in ferment...

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Published in:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2002-08, Vol.82 (1-4), p.29-58
Main Authors: Klaenhammer, Todd, Altermann, Eric, Arigoni, Fabrizio, Bolotin, Alexander, Breidt, Fred, Broadbent, Jeffrey, Cano, Raul, Chaillou, Stephane, Deutscher, Josef, Gasson, Mike, van de Guchte, Maarten, Guzzo, Jean, Hartke, Axel, Hawkins, Trevor, Hols, Pascal, Hutkins, Robert, Kleerebezem, Michiel, Kok, Jan, Kuipers, Oscar, Lubbers, Mark, Maguin, Emmanuelle, McKay, Larry, Mills, David, Nauta, Arjen, Overbeek, Ross, Pel, Herman, Pridmore, David, Saier, Milton, van Sinderen, Douwe, Sorokin, Alexei, Steele, James, O'Sullivan, Daniel, de Vos, Willem, Weimer, Bart, Zagorec, Monique, Siezen, Roland
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Bacteria
Bifidobacterium - genetics
Fermentation
Genomics
Gram-Positive Bacteria - genetics
Lactobacillus - classification
Lactobacillus - genetics
Lactococcus lactis - classification
Lactococcus lactis - genetics
Life Sciences
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Summary:This review summarizes a collection of lactic acid bacteria that are now undergoing genomic sequencing and analysis. Summaries are presented on twenty different species, with each overview discussing the organisms fundamental and practical significance, environmental habitat, and its role in fermentation, bioprocessing, or probiotics. For those projects where genome sequence data were available by March 2002, summaries include a listing of key statistics and interesting genomic features. These efforts will revolutionize our molecular view of Gram-positive bacteria, as up to 15 genomes from the low GC content lactic acid bacteria are expected to be available in the public domain by the end of 2003. Our collective view of the lactic acid bacteria will be fundamentally changed as we rediscover the relationships and capabilities of these organisms through genomics.
ISSN:0003-6072
1572-9699
DOI:10.1023/a:1020638309912