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Fifty-Six Draft Genome Sequences of 10 Lactobacillus Species from 22 Commercial Dietary Supplements
Jayanthi Gangiredla1, Tammy J Barnaba1, Mark K Mammel1
1Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
Genome Announcements
|June 30, 2018
Abstract:
Here, we present the genome sequences of 56 isolates of 10 species of the genus Lactobacillus that are considered beneficial components of the gut microbiota. The isolates examined were found in commercially available dietary supplements in the U.S. market.
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