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SUBMITTER: Boonma P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4148986 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standards in genomic sciences 20140215 3
Lactobacillus rhamnosus is a facultative, lactic acid bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes. Lactobacillus spp. are generally considered beneficial, and specific strains of L. rhamnosus are validated probiotics. We describe the draft genomes of three L. rhamnosus strains (L31, L34, and L35) isolated from the feces of Thai breastfed infants, which exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. The three genomes range between 2.8 - 2.9 Mb, and contain approximately 2,700 protein coding genes. ...[more]