Draft Genome Sequences of Three Amino Acid-Secreting Lactococcus lactis Strains

Jhonatan A Hernandez-Valdes; Anne de Jong; Jan Kok; Oscar P Kuipers

doi:10.1128/MRA.00158-20

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Amino Acid-Secreting Lactococcus lactis Strains

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Apr 16;9(16):e00158-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00158-20.

Authors

Jhonatan A Hernandez-Valdes¹, Anne de Jong¹, Jan Kok¹, Oscar P Kuipers²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
² Department of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands o.p.kuipers@rug.nl.

Abstract

Three Lactococcus lactis strains with the ability to secrete various amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, methionine, valine, glutamic acid, and histidine) were sequenced in order to identify the mechanisms involved in the secretion. Amino acids contribute to flavor formation; therefore, bacterial strains with this ability are relevant for the food industry.