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Susan E Power1, Hugh M B Harris, Francesca Bottacini
1School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Genome Announcements
|December 21, 2013
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Here we report the 1.86-Mb draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus crispatus EM-LC1, a fecal isolate with antimicrobial activity. This genome sequence is expected to provide insights into the antimicrobial activity of L. crispatus and improve our knowledge of its potential probiotic traits.
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