Characterization of Genetically Modified Microorganisms Using Short- and Long-Read Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Contaminations of Related Origin in Multiple Commercial Food Enzyme Products

Characterization of Genetically Modified Microorganisms Using Short- and Long-Read Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Contaminations of Related Origin in Multiple Commercial Food Enzyme Products

Despite their presence being unauthorized on the European market, contaminations with genetically modified (GM) microorganisms have repeatedly been reported in diverse commercial microbial fermentation produce types. Several of these contaminations are related to a GM <i>Bacillus velezensis<...

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Main Authors: Jolien D’aes, Marie-Alice Fraiture, Bert Bogaerts, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
genetically modified microorganism (GMM)
<i>Bacillus velezensis</i>
food enzyme
whole-genome sequencing
hybrid genome assembly
SNP phylogenomic analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2637

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