title: Complete genome sequence of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12, a widely consumed probiotic strain.
abstract: Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 is a commercially available probiotic strain used throughout the world in a variety of functional foods and dietary supplements. The benefits of BB-12 have been documented in a number of independent clinical trials. Determination of the complete genome sequence reveals a single circular chromosome of 1,942,198 bp with 1,642 predicted protein-encoding genes, 4 rRNA operons, and 52 tRNA genes. Knowledge of this sequence will lead to insight into the specific features which give this strain its probiotic properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Chr Hansen A/S, Hørsholm DK-2970, Denmark.
authors.forename: Christel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garrigues
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Martin B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019936:Probiotics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA