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Complete Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus reuteri SKKU-OGDONS-01, Isolated from a Chicken's Small Intestine
Dongjun Kim1, Mun-Ju Cho1, Seungchan Cho1
1Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
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|December 12, 2018
Abstract:
Lactobacillus reuteri SKKU-OGDONS-01 is a potentially indigenous probiotic strain isolated from the small intestine of a 27-week-old chicken. The complete genome of L. reuteri SKKU-OGDONS-01 comprises a single circular chromosome. Its length is 2,259,968 bp, with a G+C content of 38.9%.
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