Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, a Potential Starter Culture for African Vegetable Foods, Isolated from Fermented Cassava

ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620 from fermented cassava used as a potential starter culture for African vegetable fermentation. Sequence analysis showed the assembled genome size to be 1,982,893 bp, encoding a predicted total of 2,003 protein-coding genes, 14 rRNAs, 54 tRNAs, and 3 noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs).