title: Draft genome sequence of Weissella koreensis KCTC 3621T.
abstract: Weissella koreensis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, nonmotile, and facultative anaerobic species belonging to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The members of this species have been repeatedly isolated from kimchi (a traditional Korean fermented food) and are known for their beneficial effects on human and animal intestinal microflora through producing various clinically important amino acids such as γ-aminobutyric acid and ornithine. Here we report the genome sequence of the type strain of W. koreensis (KCTC 3621(T)) to provide taxonomic and functional insights into the species.
authors.affiliation: ChunLab, Inc., Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Je Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Jongsik
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D058836:Weissella / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D019344:Lactic Acid