Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis bv. diacetylactis strain:SD96 Genome sequencing and assembly

Here we present the genome sequence of the L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis SD96, a phage hardened version of a strain originally isolated from an Italian cheese by starter culture provider Sacco S.r.l. Strain SD96 is refractory to phage attack and has a high upper growth temperature limit. Because of the contribution of plasmid-encoded genes to industrially relevant phenotypes, we were particularly interested in the plasmid content of this strain.