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In this study, the genomes of six\n                    <jats:italic>Weissella paramesenteroides<\/jats:italic>\n                    strains were\n                    <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic>\n                    sequenced. The genomes of 42\n                    <jats:italic>W. paramesenteroides<\/jats:italic>\n                    strains were compared to discover their metabolic and functional potentials in food fermentation. Comparative genomics and metabolic pathway reconstructions revealed that\n                    <jats:italic>W. paramesenteroides<\/jats:italic>\n                    is a compact group of heterofermentative bacteria with good capacity of producing secondary metabolites and vitamin Bs. Since the strains rarely harbored plasmid DNA, they did not commonly possess the genes associated with bacteriocin production. All 42 strains were shown to bear\n                    <jats:italic>vanT<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene from the glycopeptide resistance gene cluster vanG. 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