Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Kluyveromyces marxianus fragilis B0399, the first yeast approved as a probiotic for human consumption not belonging to the genus Saccharomyces The genome is composed of 8 chromosomes, with a total size of 11.44 Mb, including mitochondrial DNA.
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This research was funded by the University of Verona and by the company Laboratori Turval S.r.l. (Udine, Italy) in the framework of Joint-Project 2014, For Optimized ResisTance of fragilIS Kluyveromyces (FORTIS-Klu), of the University of Verona.