Complete Genome Sequence of the Probiotic <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> Strain BL23

Alain Mazé, Grégory Boël, Manuel Zúñiga, Alexa Bourand, Valentin Loux, Marı́a J. Yebra, Vicente Monedero, Karine Correia, Noémie Jacques, Sophie Beaufils,

Journal of Bacteriology · 2010 · 147 citations · 10 references

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The entire genome of Lactobacillus casei BL23, a strain with probiotic properties, has been sequenced. The genomes of BL23 and the industrially used probiotic strain Shirota YIT 9029 (Yakult) seem to be very similar.

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