Draft Genome Sequences of Bifidobacterium animalis Consecutively Isolated from Healthy Japanese Individuals

摘要

Bifidobacterium species are well recognized as probiotics and colonized in various parts of the human body.Here, we report the draft genome sequences of Bifidobacterium animalis isolated from two healthy Japanesevolunteers, one of which was sampled twice before and after a 10-year interval. A core genome phylogenyanalysis indicated that the strains isolated from the same volunteer were closely related. This paper is the firstreport of multiple draft genome sequences of B. animalis independently isolated from the same individual andprovides insight into the probiotic potential of a member of this species.