Genomic Analyses of Weissella cibaria W25, a Potential Bacteriocin-Producing Strain Isolated from Pasture in Campos das Vertentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Camila Gonçalves Teixeira, Rafaela da Silva Rodrigues, Ricardo Seiti Yamatogi, Anca Lucau‐Danila, Djamel Drider, Luís Augusto Nero, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho
Abstract
Weissella is a genus containing Gram-positive, heterofermentative bacteria belonging to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) group. These bacteria are endowed with promising technological and antimicrobial attributes. Weissella cibaria W25 was isolated from a dairy environment where raw milk cheeses are produced. Therefore, we sequenced and assembled the W25 draft genome sequence, which consists of 41 contigs totaling ~2.4 Mbp, with a G + C content of 45.04%. Then we carried out a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis with W. cibaria 110, known to produce the weissellicin 110 bacteriocin, and four other non-bacteriocin-producing W. cibaria strains.