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Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecium strain AK_C_05 with potential characteristics applicable in livestock industry
Hyunok Doo1, Jin Ho Cho2, Minho Song3, Eun Sol Kim1, Sheena Kim1, Gi Beom Keum1, Jinok Kwak1, Sriniwas Pandey1, Sumin Ryu1, Yejin Choi1, Juyoun Kang1, Hyeun Bum Kim1,*, Ju-Hoon Lee4,**
1Department of Animal Resources Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
2Division of Food and Animal Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
3Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea.
4Department of Food Animal Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
*Corresponding Author: Hyeun Bum Kim, Department of Animal Resources Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea, Republic of. E-mail:
hbkim@dankook.ac.kr.
**Corresponding Author: Ju-Hoon Lee, Department of Food Animal Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea, Republic of. E-mail:
juhlee@snu.ac.kr.
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Received: Aug 02, 2023; Revised: Sep 05, 2023; Accepted: Sep 25, 2023
Published Online: Sep 26, 2023
Abstract
The <italic>Enterococcus faecium</italic> (<italic>E. faecium</italic>) strain AK_C_05 was isolated from cheonggukjang, the Korean traditional food, collected from a local market in South Korea. In this report, we presented the complete genome sequence of <italic>E. faecium</italic> strain AK_C_05. The genome of <italic>E. faecium</italic> strain AK_C_05 genome consisted of one circular chromosome (2,691,319 bp) with a guanine + cytosine (GC) content of 38.3% and one circular plasmid (177,732 bp) with a guanine + cytosine (GC) content of 35.48%. The Annotation results revealed 2,827 protein-coding sequences (CDSs), 18 rRNAs, and 68 tRNA genes. It possesses genes, which encodes enzymes such as alpha-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.22), beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) and alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase (EC 3.2.1.55) enabling efficient utilization of carbohydrates. Based on Clusters of Orthologous Groups analysis, <italic>E. faecium</italic> strain AK_C_05 showed specialization in carbohydrate transport and metabolism indicating the ability to generate energy using a variety of carbohydrates.
Keywords: Enterococcus faecium; Livestock; Carbohydrates