… analysis of the type strain genome unveils the association of pan-genome evolution with the
… of the Bifidobacterium genus. Two factors, horizontal gene transfer and genome expansion …

… are gram-positive, anaerobic, saccharolytic bacteria, members of the genus Bifidobacterium
of the phylum Actinobacteria [7]. Their presence in the gut has been correlated with health-…

… genetic and metabolic features that allow bifidobacteria to … Specifically, we will discuss how
bifidobacteria are able to reach … as the genome size of each bifidobacterial type strain, while …

… The Bifidobacterium genus is recognized for its specialization in the fermentation of a
wide variety of complex carbohydrates [17,25,26]. Thereby, we considered representatives B. …

… The proportions of strains with different MIC values are shown in Figure 7… genus
Bifidobacterium, as recommended by the European Food Safety Authority, most of the B. bifidum …

… strains isolated in this study (in bold) and the representative type strains of the genus
Bifidobacterium. … , a total of 80 genomes of type strains of Bifidobacterium species from the public …

… For example, the genus Bifidobacterium has been found to consist of 37 species; however,
… , with 13 additional strains having incomplete genome sequences (sourced from NCBI). …

… of bifidobacterial species with their host by genomic analysis, considering all the sequenced
type strains of Bifidobacterium. … the genus Bifidobacterium aiming to inspect the genetic …

… genomes of strains belonging to the same bifidobacterial species of our isolates, and of both
human and animal origin, were employed for in-depth comparative genome … ’ type strain …

… of 0.4 as previously applied to type strains of the genus Bifidobacterium [58]. Identification of
… of bifidobacterial genes previously classified as prophage genes from each type strain [59]. …