Draft Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Enterococcus lactis Showing High Potential as Cattle Probiotic Supplements.

Probiotic supplements are currently widely used in cattle feeding practices. However, knowledge regarding the genomic landscape of cattle probiotic microorganisms is relatively scarce and is based on analogies with human probiotics. Here, we report on the draft genome sequences of two Enterococcus lactis strains, VKPM B-4989 and VKPM B-4992, which were isolated from the rumen of a healthy calf and utilized as a probiotic additive.

[Nucleotide sequence and structural analysis of cryptic plasmid pBL90 from Brevibacterium lactofermentum].

The nucleotide sequence of cryptic plasmid (designated as pBL90) detected in the cells of Brevibacterium lactofermentum DSM 1412 was determined. The length of plasmid DNA is 67826 bp. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of pBL90 with known plasmid sequences showed no long regions of significant homology.