Table 1 General genome features of S. thermophilus
S. thermophilus strain | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Feature | LMD-9 | CNRZ1066 | LMG 18311 |
Danisco | Yogurt isolate (France) | Yogurt isolate (UK) | |
Origin of strain | (USA) | (France) | (UK) |
Size of chromosome (bp) | 1,856,368 | 1,796,226 | 1,796,846 |
G + C content (%) | 39.08 | 39.08 | 39.09 |
No. of predicted ORFs | 1,834 | 1,915 | 1,890 |
ORFs with putative functions | 1,417 (77%) | 1,372 (71.6%) | 1,376 (72.8%) |
Coding density | 81% | 84% | 84% |
Pseudogenes (% ORFs) | 241 (13.1%) | 182 (9.5%) | 180 (9.5%) |
No. of rRNA operons | 6 | 6 | 6 |
No. of tRNAs | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Prophage remnant | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Plasmid | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Genbank Accession no. | CP000419 | CP000024 | CP000023 |
Reference | 10, this study | 9 | 9 |