title: Draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus casei W56.
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.
authors.affiliation: Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Department of Environmental Sciences, Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hochwind
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weinmaier
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Saskia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Hemert
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rattei
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rothballer
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007780:Lacticaseibacillus casei / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019936:Probiotics / Q000494:pharmacology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007155:Immunologic Factors