Comparative genomic analysis of the gut bacterium <it>Bifidobacterium longum </it>reveals loci susceptible to deletion during pure culture growth
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bifidobacteria are frequently proposed to be associated with good intestinal health primarily because of their overriding dominance in the feces of breast fed infants. However, clinical feeding studies with exogenous bifidobacteria s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/247 |