AUTHOR=Alessandri Giulia , Fontana Federico , Tarracchini Chiara , Rizzo Sonia Mirjam , Bianchi Massimiliano G. , Taurino Giuseppe , Chiu Martina , Lugli Gabriele Andrea , Mancabelli Leonardo , Argentini Chiara , Longhi Giulia , Anzalone Rosaria , Viappiani Alice , Milani Christian , Turroni Francesca , Bussolati Ovidio , van Sinderen Douwe , Ventura Marco TITLE=Identification of a prototype human gut Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strain based on comparative and functional genomic approaches JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=14 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1130592 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2023.1130592 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Bifidobacteria are extensively exploited for the formulation of probiotic food supplements due to their claimed ability to exert health-beneficial effects upon their host. However, most commercialized probiotics are tested and selected for their safety features rather than for their effective abilities to interact with the host and/or other intestinal microbial players. In this study, we applied an ecological and phylogenomic-driven selection to identify novel