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. 2008 May;9(3):169–183. doi: 10.2174/138920208784340731

Table 1.

General Genome Features of Typical LAB Genomes

Species-Strains Genome Length, bp GC Content (%) Plasmids (No. of Genes) No. of Proteins No. of Pseudogenes No. of rRNA Operons No. of tRNAs No. of Prophages IS Elements (Copies) [Reference]/ GenBank no.
Bifidobacteria
B. adolescentis ATCC 15703 2,089,645 59 0 1,631 None 5 54 ? ? NC_008618
B. adolescentis L2-32 2,385,710 59 0 2,428 None 5 54 ? ? AAXD00000000
B. longum biovar longum NCC2705 2,256,646 60 pBLO1 (2)a 1,727 None 4 57 1? 6 (16)b [22]/NC_004307
B. longum biovar longum DJO10A 2,375,286 59 pDOJH10L (10), pDOJH10S (3) 1,908 None 4 57 ? ? AABM00000000
Lactobacilli
L. acidophilus NCFM 1,993,564 34 0c 1,864 None 4 61 2 remnants 7 (17) [17]/NC_006814
L. brevis ATTC 367 2,340,228 46 pLVIS1 (12), pLVIS2 (25) 2,221 50 5 65 1 (31) [15]/NC_008497
L. casei ATTC 334 2,924,325 46 pLSEI1 (20) 2,776 82 5 59 2 (90) [15]/NC_008526
L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC BAA365 1,856,951 49 0 1,725 192 9 98 0 (33) [15]/NC_008529
L. delbrueckki subsp. bulgaricus ATCC11842 1,864,998d 49 0 1,562 270 9 95 0 10 (?) [19]/NC_008054
L. gasseri ATTC 33323 1,894,360 35 0 1,763 43 6 78 1 (3) [15]/NC_008530
L. helveticus DPC 4571 2,080,931 38 0 1,848 155 4 73 1 renmant 21 (213) [20]/NC_010080
L. johnsonii NCC 533 1,992,676 34 0 1,821 None 6 79 2 (14) [56]/NC_005362
L. plantarum WCFS1 3,308,274 44 pWCFS101 (3), pWCFS102 (4), pWCFS103 (43) 3,052 39 5 62 2 2 (12) [57]/NC_004567
L. reuteri F275 1,999,618 38 0 2,027 39 6 68 ? ? NC_009513
L. reuteri 100-23 2,174,299 38 0 2037 2 6 65 ? ? AAPZ00000000
L. sakei 23K 1,884,661 41 0 1,883 30 7 63 1 remnant 4 (12) [58]/NC_007576
L. salivarius subsp. salivarius UCC118 2,133,977 32 pSF118-20 (27), pSF118-44 (52), pMP118 (220) 1,834 73 7 78 4 (2 remnant) 16 (43) [44]/NC_007929
Lactococci
L. lactis subsp. cremoris MG 1363 2,529,478 35 Plasmid cured 2,436 81 6 62 6 (4 remnant) 12 (71) [34]/NC_009004
L. lactis subsp. cremoris SK11 2,641,635 35 pLACR1 (11), pLACR2 (8), pLACR3 (66), pLACR4 (39), pLACR5 (8) 2,509 153 6 62 4? 9 (130) [15]/NC_008527
L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis IL1403 2,365,589 35 Plasmid cured 2,310 1 6 62 6 6 (43) [33]/NC_002662
Leuconostoc
L. citreum KM20 1,796,284 39 pLCK1 (49), pLCK2 (36), pLCK3 (29), pLCK4 (13) 1,820 - 4 69 remnants 2 (10) [68]/NC_010471
L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides ATTC8293 2,075,763 37 pLEUM1 (34) 2,009 19 4 71 1 (10) [15]/NC_008531
Oenococci
O. oeni PSU-1 1,780,517 37 0 1,691 122 2 43 0 (?) [15]/NC_008528
O. oeni ATCC BAA-1163 1,753,447 37 0 1,398 277 3 43 0 (9) AAUV00000000
Pediococci
P. pentosaceus ATTC 25745 1,832,387 37 0 1,757 19 5 55 2? (4) [15]/ NC_008525
Streptococci
S. thermophilus LMD9 1,864,178 39 pSTER1 (2) pSTER2 (4) 1,710 206 6 67 1? (63) [15]/NC_008532
S. thermophilus CNRZ1066 1,796,226 39 0 1,915 182 6 67 1 (55) [18]/NC_006449
S. thermophilus LMG13811 1,796,846 39 0 1,890 180 6 67 0 (54) [18]/NC_006448
a

Also integrated plasmid remnants.

b

Three unique and identical IS structures (three successive integrases inserted in the middle of an IS).

c

Three potentially autonomous integrated regions (7x3 ORFs).

d

An unusual inverted repeat at the chromosome replication terminus of 47.5 kb.

?

, data not reported or not contrasted.