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This month's Genome Watch delves deep into the human gastrointestinal tract, describing the genome sequences of two major constituents of the gut microflora: Lactobacillus acidophilus, which is both commercially and medically important for its role as a probiotic, and Bacteroides fragilis, which, although a major constituent of the natural gut flora, is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause an array of infections.

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  1. Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SA, Cambridge, UK

    Ana Cerdeño-Tárraga, Mohammed Sebaihia & Nicholas R. Thomson

  2. Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland

    Marcus J. Claesson

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Lactobacillus acidophilus strain NCFM

Bacteroides fragilis strain YCH46

Bacteroides fragilis strain NCTC 9343

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Pathogen Sequencing Unit

Kitasato University Microbial Genome Projects

Lactobacillus acidophilus genome project

Lactic acid bacteria genome consortium

Virtual Museum of Bacteria – Bacteroides

Virtual Museum of Bacteria – Lactobacillus

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Cerdeño-Tárraga, A., Claesson, M., Sebaihia, M. et al. GI genomes. Nat Rev Microbiol 3, 368–369 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1153

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