Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems
Abstract Lactococcus is one of the earliest identified fermentative bacterial genera and among its member species, the dairy‐associated Lactococcus lactis and Lactococcus cremoris are undoubtedly the best studied. These two species are believed to have evolved from plant‐associated lactococci and th...
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| description | Abstract Lactococcus is one of the earliest identified fermentative bacterial genera and among its member species, the dairy‐associated Lactococcus lactis and Lactococcus cremoris are undoubtedly the best studied. These two species are believed to have evolved from plant‐associated lactococci and through genome decay and acquisition of plasmids, have adapted to the dairy niche. The past decade has witnessed a surge of activity in novel lactococcal species identification from insect, plant and animal sources. Currently, 22 Lactococcus species are described and in this review, we summarise the genome characteristics of and phylogenetic relationships among these species. Furthermore, we explore the role of mobile elements including plasmids and bacteriophages in the diversification of lactococcal species. The pace of identification of novel lactococcal species suggests that the number of lactococcal species is likely to continue to grow. With additional sequence data for the emerging species, it will be possible to perform pathogenicity/virulence risk evaluations and generate extensive insights into the niche adaptation strategies through which they have evolved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc1c0077a4394498a44f022e940b94ba2023-08-22T12:37:59ZengWileyMicrobial Biotechnology1751-79152023-09-011691745175410.1111/1751-7915.14320Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systemsJennifer Mahony0Francesca Bottacini1Douwe vanSinderen2School of Microbiology University College Cork Cork IrelandAPC Microbiome Ireland University College Cork Cork IrelandSchool of Microbiology University College Cork Cork IrelandAbstract Lactococcus is one of the earliest identified fermentative bacterial genera and among its member species, the dairy‐associated Lactococcus lactis and Lactococcus cremoris are undoubtedly the best studied. These two species are believed to have evolved from plant‐associated lactococci and through genome decay and acquisition of plasmids, have adapted to the dairy niche. The past decade has witnessed a surge of activity in novel lactococcal species identification from insect, plant and animal sources. Currently, 22 Lactococcus species are described and in this review, we summarise the genome characteristics of and phylogenetic relationships among these species. Furthermore, we explore the role of mobile elements including plasmids and bacteriophages in the diversification of lactococcal species. The pace of identification of novel lactococcal species suggests that the number of lactococcal species is likely to continue to grow. With additional sequence data for the emerging species, it will be possible to perform pathogenicity/virulence risk evaluations and generate extensive insights into the niche adaptation strategies through which they have evolved.https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14320 |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Mahony Francesca Bottacini Douwe vanSinderen Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems Microbial Biotechnology |
| title | Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| title_full | Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| title_fullStr | Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| title_short | Towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non‐starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| title_sort | towards the diversification of lactococcal starter and non starter species in mesophilic dairy culture systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14320 |
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