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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2008

Analysis of the genome sequence of Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC 33323 reveals the molecular basis of an autochthonous intestinal organism.

M Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Eric Altermann, Yong Jun Goh, Richard Tallon, Rosemary B Sanozky-Dawes, Erika A Pfeiler, Sarah O'Flaherty, B Logan Buck, Alleson Dobson, Tri Duong and 3 more

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M Andrea Azcarate-PerilDepartment of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Box 7624, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
Eric Altermann
Yong Jun Goh
Richard Tallon
Rosemary B Sanozky-Dawes
Erika A Pfeiler
Sarah O'Flaherty
B Logan Buck
Alleson Dobson
Tri Duong
Michael J Miller
Rodolphe Barrangou
Todd R Klaenhammer
North Carolina State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents the complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC 33323, a neotype strain of human origin and a native species found commonly in the gastrointestinal tracts of neonates and adults. The plasmid-free genome was 1,894,360 bp in size and predicted to encode 1,810 genes. The GC content was 35.3%, similar to the GC content of its closest relatives, L. johnsonii NCC 533 (34%) and L. acidophilus NCFM (34%). Two identical copies of the prophage LgaI (40,086 bp), of the Sfi11-like Siphoviridae phage family, were integrated tandomly in the chromosome. A number of unique features were identified in the genome of L. gasseri that were likely acquired by horizontal gene transfer and may contribute to the survival of this bacterium in its ecological niche. L. gasseri encodes two restriction and modification systems, which may limit bacteriophage infection. L. gasseri also encodes an operon for production of heteropolysaccharides of high complexity. A unique alternative sigma factor was present similar to that of B. caccae ATCC 43185, a bacterial species isolated from human feces. In addition, L. gasseri encoded the highest number of putative mucus-binding proteins (14) among lactobacilli sequenced to date. Selected phenotypic characteristics that were compared between ATCC 33323 and other human L. gasseri strains included carbohydrate fermentation patterns, growth and survival in bile, oxalate degradation, and adhesion to intestinal epithelial cells, in vitro. The results from this study indicated high intraspecies variability from a genome encoding traits important for survival and retention in the gastrointestinal tract.

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Genome, BacterialAdultBacterial AdhesionBacterial ProteinsChildDNA PrimersGastrointestinal TractGenes, BacterialHumansInfant, NewbornIntestinesLactobacillusOpen Reading FramesBacterial ProteinsDNA Primers

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PMID18539810
PMCPMC2519322
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