Genomic insights into biocontrol potential of edible seaweed-associated Bacillus velezensis MTCC 10456 from Gulf of Mannar.

Bacillus velezensis MTCC 10456, is a marine mesophilic heterotrophic bacterium, isolated from edible red seaweed, Laurenciae papillosa, with a potential for plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity. We report the genome sequence analysis of strain MTCC 10456, which has a genome size of 4.19 Mb with an average G + C content of 45.

Engineering of Bacillus subtilis for the Production of 2,3-Butanediol from Sugarcane Molasses.

2,3-butanediol is known to be a platform chemical with several potential industrial applications. Sustainable industrial scale production can be attained by using a sugarcane molasses based fermentation process using Bacillus subtilis. However, the accumulation of acetoin needs to be reduced to improve process efficiency.