Whole-Genome Sequence of Bifidobacterium longum Strain Indica, Isolated from the Gut of a Healthy Indian Adult

Satyabrata Bag; Tarini Shankar Ghosh; Bhabatosh Das

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01017-17

Whole-Genome Sequence of Bifidobacterium longum Strain Indica, Isolated from the Gut of a Healthy Indian Adult

Genome Announc. 2017 Oct 12;5(41):e01017-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01017-17.

Authors

Satyabrata Bag¹, Tarini Shankar Ghosh¹, Bhabatosh Das²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Human Microbial Ecology, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India.
² Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Human Microbial Ecology, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India bhabatosh@thsti.res.in.

Abstract

Bifidobacterium longum, a Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobic bacterium, inhabits the human gastrointestinal tract and contributes significantly to oligosaccharide production, amino acid metabolism, and protection against intestinal inflammation. Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of B. longum, which was isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of a healthy Indian adult.