Draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus casei W56

Kerstin Hochwind; Thomas Weinmaier; Michael Schmid; Saskia van Hemert; Anton Hartmann; Thomas Rattei; Michael Rothballer

doi:10.1128/JB.01386-12

Draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus casei W56

J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec;194(23):6638. doi: 10.1128/JB.01386-12.

Authors

Kerstin Hochwind¹, Thomas Weinmaier, Michael Schmid, Saskia van Hemert, Anton Hartmann, Thomas Rattei, Michael Rothballer

Affiliation

¹ Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Department of Environmental Sciences, Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany.

Abstract

We announce the draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus casei W56 in one contig. This strain shows immunomodulatory and probiotic properties. The strain is also an ingredient of commercially available probiotic products.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
Genome, Bacterial*
Immunologic Factors / pharmacology
Lacticaseibacillus casei / genetics*
Lacticaseibacillus casei / immunology
Lacticaseibacillus casei / isolation & purification
Lacticaseibacillus casei / physiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Probiotics / pharmacology
Sequence Analysis, DNA*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
Immunologic Factors

Associated data

GENBANK/HE970764
GENBANK/HE970765