Identification of a prototype human gut Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strain based on comparative and functional genomic approaches

Bifidobacteria are extensively exploited for the formulation of probiotic food supplements due to their claimed ability to exert health-beneficial effects upon their host. However, most commercialized probiotics are tested and selected for their safety features rather than for their effective abilit...

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Main Authors: Giulia Alessandri, Federico Fontana, Chiara Tarracchini, Sonia Mirjam Rizzo, Massimiliano G. Bianchi, Giuseppe Taurino, Martina Chiu, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Leonardo Mancabelli, Chiara Argentini, Giulia Longhi, Rosaria Anzalone, Alice Viappiani, Christian Milani, Francesca Turroni, Ovidio Bussolati, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1130592/full