title: Complete Genome Sequence of Bifidobacterium longum 105-A, a Strain with High Transformation Efficiency.
abstract: Bifidobacterium longum 105-A shows high transformation efficiency and allows for the generation of gene knockout mutants through homologous recombination. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of strain 105-A. Genes encoding at least four putative restriction-modification systems were found in this genome, which might contribute to its transformation efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanesaki
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisayoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masutani
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbial Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikiyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakanaka
authors.affiliation: Genome Research Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiwa
authors.affiliation: Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takatomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.affiliation: Center for Information Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasukazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbial Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbial Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan s-fukiya@chem.agr.hokudai.ac.jp suzuki@gifu-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukiya
authors.affiliation: the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa