Genome Sequence of Megasphaera cerevisiae NSB1, a Bacterium Isolated from a Canning Line and Able To Grow in Beer with High Alcohol Content

Jordyn Bergsveinson; Euan Thomson; Derek Jacoby; Yvonne Coady; Barry Ziola

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01686-16

Genome Sequence of Megasphaera cerevisiae NSB1, a Bacterium Isolated from a Canning Line and Able To Grow in Beer with High Alcohol Content

Genome Announc. 2017 Feb 23;5(8):e01686-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01686-16.

Authors

Jordyn Bergsveinson¹, Euan Thomson², Derek Jacoby³, Yvonne Coady³, Barry Ziola⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Phillips Brewing and Malting Co., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Computing Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada b.ziola@usask.ca.

Abstract

The genome sequence of the brewery isolate Megasphaera cerevisiae NSB1 was determined. Strain NSB1 tolerates 5% (vol/vol) alcohol, which is higher than previously reported for M. cerevisiae The NSB1 genome will help elucidate genetics required for alcohol tolerance and niche adaptation of this Gram-negative beer-spoilage bacterium.