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Nature Reviews Microbiology 3, 368-369 (May 2005) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1153
Genome watch: GI genomes
Ana Cerdeño-Tárraga1, Marcus J. Claesson2, Mohammed Sebaihia1 & Nicholas R. Thomson1
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Abstract
This month's Genome Watch delves deep into the human gastrointestinal tract, describing the genome sequences of two major constituents of the gut microflora: Lactobacillus acidophilus, which is both commercially and medically important for its role as a probiotic, and Bacteroides fragilis, which, although a major constituent of the natural gut flora, is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause an array of infections.
Author affiliations
- Ana Cerdeño-Tárraga, Mohammed Sebaihia and Nicholas R. Thomson are at the Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
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Marcus J. Claesson is at the Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.
Email: microbes@sanger.ac.uk