Fifty-Six Draft Genome Sequences of 10 Lactobacillus Species from 22 Commercial Dietary Supplements

Jayanthi Gangiredla; Tammy J Barnaba; Mark K Mammel; David W Lacher; Christopher A Elkins; Keith A Lampel; Chris A Whitehouse; Carmen Tartera

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00621-18

Fifty-Six Draft Genome Sequences of 10 Lactobacillus Species from 22 Commercial Dietary Supplements

Genome Announc. 2018 Jun 28;6(26):e00621-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00621-18.

Authors

Jayanthi Gangiredla¹, Tammy J Barnaba¹, Mark K Mammel¹, David W Lacher¹, Christopher A Elkins¹, Keith A Lampel¹, Chris A Whitehouse¹, Carmen Tartera²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA.
² Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, USA carmen.tartera@fda.hhs.gov.

Abstract

Here, we present the genome sequences of 56 isolates of 10 species of the genus Lactobacillus that are considered beneficial components of the gut microbiota. The isolates examined were found in commercially available dietary supplements in the U.S. market.