Comparative analysis of Lactobacillus gasseri from Chinese subjects reveals a new species-level taxa

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 119 - 16
• Main Authors: Zhou, Xingya, Yang, Bo, Stanton, Catherine, Ross, R. Paul, Zhao, Jianxin, Zhang, Hao, Chen, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.02.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: ANI; Bacteriocins; Biodiversity; Bioinformatics; Carbohydrates; Chromosomes; Comparative analysis; CRISPR; Defense mechanisms; Enzymes; Feces; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetics; Genomes; Genomics; Genotype; Health aspects; Homeostasis; Identification and classification; Identity; Infants; Intestinal microflora; Lactobacillus gasseri; Lactobacillus paragasseri; Mathematical functions; Methods; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); New species; Nucleotides; Operons; Pan/core-genome; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Probiotics; Proteins; Time; China; Genotype; ANI; Lactobacillus paragasseri; Lactobacillus gasseri; Pan/core-genome

Lactobacillus gasseri as a probiotic has history of safe consumption is prevalent in infants and adults gut microbiota to maintain gut homeostasis. In this study, to explore the genomic diversity and mine potential probiotic characteristics of L. gasseri, 92 strains of L. gasseri were isolated from...