| Entry | T00231 |
| Org code | lac |
| Name | Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:272621 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus acidophilus |
| Org group | Bacteria; Bacilli; Lactobacillales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000011985.1 Complete Genome) |
| Comment | Contribute to the organisms' gastric survival and promote interactions with the intestinal mucosa and microbiota.
First isolated by Moro in 1900 from infant feces. |
| Chromosome | Circular (GB: CP000033) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 1862
Number of RNA genes: 74 |
| Created | 2005 |
| Reference | PMID: 15671160 |
| Authors | Altermann E, Russell WM, Azcarate-Peril MA, Barrangou R, Buck BL, McAuliffe O, Souther N, Dobson A, Duong T, Callanan M, et al. |
| Title | Complete genome sequence of the probiotic lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM. |
| Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:3906-12 (2005)
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0409188102 |
