The Genome of Akkermansia muciniphila, a Dedicated Intestinal Mucin Degrader, and Its Use in Exploring Intestinal Metagenomes

Mark W. J. van Passel, Ravi Kant, Erwin G. Zoetendal, +8

PLoS ONE

Comparative Genomic and Functional Analysis of 100 Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains and Their Comparison with Strain GG

François P. Douillard, Angela Ribbera, Ravi Kant, +15

PLoS Genetics

GeneticsBacteriologyStrain GgFunctional AnalysisComparative Genomic +15

Comparative genomics of <i>Lactobacillus</i>

Ravi Kant, Jochen Blom, Airi Palva, +2

Microbial Biotechnology

Comparative Genomic and Functional Analysis of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains Marketed as Probiotics

Franï¿ ⁄ ois P. Douillard, Angela Ribbera, Hanna M. Jï¿ ⁄ rvinen, +12

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

GeneticsBacteriologyFunctional AnalysisL. Rhamnosus StrainsProbiotics +15

Immunostimulatory CpG motifs in the genomes of gut bacteria and their role in human health and disease

Ravi Kant, Willem M. de Vos, Airi Palva, +1

Journal of Medical Microbiology

DysbiosisGut BacteriaImmunologyGenomicsToll-like Receptors +18

Genome Sequence of the Verrucomicrobium Opitutus terrae PB90-1, an Abundant Inhabitant of Rice Paddy Soil Ecosystems

Mark W. J. van Passel, Ravi Kant, Airi Palva, +17

Journal of Bacteriology

BiologyVerrucomicrobium OpitutusMicrobial DiversityMicrobial SystematicsGenome Sequence +13

A Comparative Pan-Genome Perspective of Niche-Adaptable Cell-Surface Protein Phenotypes in Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Ravi Kant, Johanna Rintahaka, Yu Xia, +6

PLoS ONE

GeneticsBacteriologyMolecular BiologyGenomicsNiche Adaptability +17

Genome Sequence of Chthoniobacter flavus Ellin428, an Aerobic Heterotrophic Soil Bacterium

Ravi Kant, Mark W. J. van Passel, Airi Palva, +15

Journal of Bacteriology

Amino AcidsMolecular BiologyGenomicsGenome SequenceMicrobial Ecology +14

Genome Sequence of the Butyrate <i>-</i> Producing Anaerobic Bacterium Anaerostipes hadrus PEL 85

Ravi Kant, Pia Rasinkangas, Reetta Satokari, +2

Genome Announcements

Novel NGS pipeline for virus discovery from a wide spectrum of hosts and sample types

Ilya Plyusnin, Ravi Kant, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, +4

Virus Evolution