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Complete genome sequence of Mammaliicoccus lentus (Staphylococcus lentus) strain B3, isolated from mouse early-life
Dongqing Xu1, Yining Liu1, Songfei Guo1
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Abstract:
We report the complete genome sequence of Mammaliicoccus lentus (Staphylococcus lentus) strain B3, a gram-positive bacterium isolated from mouse early-life gut microbiota that activates breast milk complement components. The circular genome consists of 2,813,148 base pairs, encompassing 3,711 predicted protein-coding sequences and 79 RNA genes.
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