Draft Genome Sequence of the Plasmid-Free Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Strain LMG 19460
Inês N Silva1, Sofia Duarte1, Leonilde M Moreira1,2
1Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Genome Announcements
|April 22, 2017
Abstract:
We report here the draft genome sequence of the plasmid-free Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis strain LMG 19460. This strain has potential application for a cost-effective production of food-grade plasmid DNA to use in DNA vaccines, produce recombinant proteins, and be used as a mucosal delivery vehicle of therapeutic molecules.
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