title: Draft genome sequences and description of Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains L31, L34, and L35.
abstract: Lactobacillus rhamnosus is a facultative, lactic acid bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes. Lactobacillus spp. are generally considered beneficial, and specific strains of L. rhamnosus are validated probiotics. We describe the draft genomes of three L. rhamnosus strains (L31, L34, and L35) isolated from the feces of Thai breastfed infants, which exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. The three genomes range between 2.8 - 2.9 Mb, and contain approximately 2,700 protein coding genes.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program of Medical Microbiology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prapaporn
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boonma
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA ; Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Spinler
authors.affiliation: Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program of Medical Microbiology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chutima
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jittaprasatsin
authors.affiliation: Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Donna M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Muzny
authors.affiliation: Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Harsha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doddapaneni
authors.affiliation: Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA ; Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petrosino
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tumwasorn
authors.affiliation: Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA ; Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA ; Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Versalovic
keywords: Lactobacillus rhamnosus; anti-inflammatory; comparative genomics; lactic acid bacteria; probiotics