Table 1 References to experimentally confirmed crtMN genes used to identify similar sequences in the pangenome
Strain | crtM 4,4′-diapophytoene synthase (882 nt) | crtN 4,4′-diapophytoene desaturase (1497 nt) | Reference |
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 | NC_004567.2_2720 | NC_004567.2_2719 | |
Latilactobacillus fragifolii AMBP162 | NZ_CAJOCF010000002.1_110 | NZ_CAJOCF010000002.1_111 | Carotenoid biosynthesis was first observed during the description of the species34 and further validated in this study |