Query: NC_013510:2521186 Thermomonospora curvata DSM 43183, complete genome
Lineage: Thermomonospora curvata; Thermomonospora; Thermomonosporaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolation: Municipal refuse compost samples; Temp: Thermophile; Temp: 65C. An aerobic, cellulolytic, thermophilic Gram-positive bacterium isolated from straw compost. Thermomonospora curvata is a thermophilic bacterium which produces a number of industrially important compounds like cellulase, alpha-amylase, and polygalacturonate lyase.
Subject: NC_010999:252605 Lactobacillus casei, complete genome
Lineage: Lactobacillus casei; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria
General Information: Lactobacillus casei BL23 is a probiotic strain that was originally isolated from cheese. Starter culture for milk fermentation and flavor development of cheese. They are commonly found in the oral, vaginal, and intestinal regions of many animals. They are important industrial microbes that contribute to the production of cheese, yogurt, fermented milks, and other products, all stemming from the production of lactic acid, which inhibits the growth of other organisms as well as lowering the pH of the food product. Industrial production requires the use of starter cultures, which are carefully created, cultivated, and maintained, which produce specific end products during fermentation that impart flavor to the final product, as well as contributing important metabolic reactions, such as the breakdown of milk proteins during cheese production. The end product of fermentation, lactic acid, is also being used as a starter molecule for complex organic molecule syntheses.