2010•Journal of BacteriologyOpen access

Complete Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Lactobacillus casei Strain BL23

Alain Mazé, Grégory Boël, Manuel Zúñiga, Alexa Bourand, Valentin Loux, Marı́a J. Yebra, Vicente Monedero, Karine Correia, Noémie Jacques, Sophie Beaufils, Sandrine Poncet, Philippe Joyet, Eliane Milohanic, Serge Casarégola, Yanick Auffray, Gaspar Pérez‐Martínez, Jean‐François Gibrat, Monique Zagorec, Christof Francke, Axel Hartke, Josef Deutscher

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Abstract

The entire genome of Lactobacillus casei BL23, a strain with probiotic properties, has been sequenced. The genomes of BL23 and the industrially used probiotic strain Shirota YIT 9029 (Yakult) seem to be very similar.

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Key concepts: Probiotic, Lactobacillus casei, Biology, Strain (injury), Whole genome sequencing, Genome, Microbiology, Lactobacillus