Draft Genome Sequence and Comparative Genome Analysis Reveal Potential Functional Properties in Lacticaseibacillus paracasei ItalPN16.

Nowadays, there is a great interest on rapid and effective methods for initial identification of probiotic bacteria. In this work, potential probiotic features of the lactic acid bacteria strain ItalPN16 isolated from a traditional Brazilian cheese were studied using bioinformatic tools. The complete genome sequence was obtained, and in silico analyses were carried out to identify the strain and its potential probiotic properties.