The genus Lactobacillus - A genomic basis for understanding its diversity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Claesson, Marcus J ^a   Van Sinderen, Douwe ^a   O'Toole, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Genome sequencing; Genomics; Lactobacilli; Lactobacillus; Phylogenetic diversity

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIODIVERSITY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; LACTOBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 33847673288     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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