Development of Real-Time PCR Assay to Specifically Detect 22 Bifidobacterium Species and Subspecies Using Comparative Genomics

Development of Real-Time PCR Assay to Specifically Detect 22 Bifidobacterium Species and Subspecies Using Comparative Genomics

Bifidobacterium species are used as probiotics to provide beneficial effects to humans. These effects are specific to some species or subspecies of Bifidobacterium. However, some Bifidobacterium species or subspecies are not distinguished because similarity of 16S rRNA and housekeeping gene sequence...

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Main Authors: Hyeon-Be Kim, Eiseul Kim, Seung-Min Yang, Shinyoung Lee, Mi-Ju Kim, Hae-Yeong Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bifidobacterium
real-time PCR
pan-genome
whole-genome sequence
probiotic
comparative genomics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02087/full

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