Draft Genome Sequences of Lactobacillus plantarum Strain K03D08 and Acetobacter syzygii Strain K03D05, Isolated from a Kefir Beverage Collected in Chile.

Kefir is an ancestral food produced using microbial consortia whose composition varies depending on the geographical origin and the substrate used for fermentation. This dairy beverage is considered a probiotic food, and its consumption has been associated with several health benefits. This report describes the isolation of bacterial strains from Chilean kefir.