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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2012; 18(5): 479-488
Published online Feb 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i5.479
Safety assessment of Bifidobacterium longum JDM301 based on complete genome sequences
Yan-Xia Wei, Zhuo-Yang Zhang, Chang Liu, Pradeep K Malakar, Xiao-Kui Guo
Yan-Xia Wei, Zhuo-Yang Zhang, Chang Liu, Xiao-Kui Guo, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Pradeep K Malakar, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UA, Norwich, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Guo XK and Wei YX designed the study; Wei YX and Liu C analyzed the data; Wei YX and Zhang ZY carried out the experiments; Wei YX wrote the paper; and Malakar PK edited the paper.
Supported by The National Key Program for Infectious Diseases of China, No. 2008ZX10004 and 2009ZX10004; the Program of Shanghai Subject Chief Scientist, No. 09XD1402700; the Program of Shanghai Research and Development, No. 10JC1408200; and a China Partnering Award from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: Xiao-Kui Guo, Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. microbiology@sjtu.edu.cn
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Received: May 25, 2011
Revised: July 31, 2011
Accepted: August 7, 2011
Published online: February 7, 2012
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