Classification of a moderately oxygen-tolerant isolate from baby faeces as <it>Bifidobacterium thermophilum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bifidobacteria are found at varying prevalence in human microbiota and seem to play an important role in the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Bifidobacteria are highly adapted to the human GIT which is reflected in the genome sequ...

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Main Authors: Fliss Ismaïl, Kheadr Ehab E, Lacroix Christophe, Mozzetti Valeria, von Ah Ueli, Meile Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/79