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Lactobacillus ruminis strains cluster according to their mammalian gut source.
BMC microbiology - 1 Apr 2015
O' Donnell Michelle M, Harris Hugh Michael B, Lynch Denise B, Ross Reynolds Paul, O'Toole Paul W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lactobacillus ruminis is a motile Lactobacillus that is autochthonous to the human gut, and which may also be isolated from other mammals. Detailed characterization of L. ruminis has previously been restricted to strains of human and bovine origin. We therefore sought to expand our bio-bank of strains to identify and characterise isolates of porcine and equine origin by comparative genomics. RESULTS:...
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