Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. <i>lactis</i> CNCM I-2494

Abstract

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CNCM I-2494 is part of a commercialized fermented dairy product with documented health benefits revealed by multiple randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials. Here we report the complete genome sequence of this strain, which has a circular genome of 1,943,113 bp with 1,660 open reading frames and 4 ribosomal operons.