The Bifidobacterium dentium Bd1 genome sequence reflects its genetic adaptation to the human oral cavity.

Bifidobacteria, one of the relatively dominant components of the human intestinal microbiota, are considered one of the key groups of beneficial intestinal bacteria (probiotic bacteria). However, in addition to health-promoting taxa, the genus Bifidobacterium also includes Bifidobacterium dentium, a...

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Main Authors: Marco Ventura, Francesca Turroni, Aldert Zomer, Elena Foroni, Vanessa Giubellini, Francesca Bottacini, Carlos Canchaya, Marcus J Claesson, Fei He, Maria Mantzourani, Laura Mulas, Alberto Ferrarini, Beile Gao, Massimo Delledonne, Bernard Henrissat, Pedro Coutinho, Marco Oggioni, Radhey S Gupta, Ziding Zhang, David Beighton, Gerald F Fitzgerald, Paul W O'Toole, Douwe van Sinderen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2788695?pdf=render