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. 2015 Nov 5;3(6):e01296-15.
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01296-15.

Genome Sequence of a Potential Probiotic Strain, Lactobacillus fermentum HFB3, Isolated from a Human Gut

Madhu Kumari  1 , Mohit Kumar Swarnkar  2 , Sanjay Kumar  2 , Anil Kumar Singh  3 , Mahesh Gupta  4
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Genome Sequence of a Potential Probiotic Strain, Lactobacillus fermentum HFB3, Isolated from a Human Gut

Madhu Kumari et al. Genome Announc. .

Abstract

A draft genome sequence of 2.04 Mb is reported for Lactobacillus fermentum HFB3, which is a lactic acid bacterium with probiotic properties. The gene-coding clusters also predicted the presence of genes responsible for probiotic characteristics.

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