title: Genomic features of Lactococcus lactis IO-1, a lactic acid bacterium that utilizes xylose and produces high levels of L-lactic acid.
abstract: Lactococcus lactis IO-1 (JCM7638) produces L-lactic acid predominantly when grown at high xylose concentrations, and its utilization is highly desired in the green plastics industry. Therefore it is worthwhile studying its genomic traits. In this study, we focused on (i) genes of possible horizontal transfer derivation (prophages, the nisin-sucrose transposon, and several restriction-modification systems), and (ii) genes for the synthetic pathways of amino acids and vitamins in the IO-1 genome. In view of the results of this analysis, we consider their meanings in strain IO-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture.
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu-Kadota
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yuh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiwa
authors.forename: Kenshiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machii
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araya-Kojima
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zendo
authors.forename: Masahira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonomoto
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D016680:Genome, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D023281:Genomics; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000821:virology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009561:Nisin / Q000378:metabolism; D039002:Prophages / Q000235:genetics; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism; D014815:Vitamins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D014815:Vitamins; D009561:Nisin; D019344:Lactic Acid; D013395:Sucrose; D014994:Xylose