Table 3 General features of completely sequenced Bifidobacterium genomes

B. adolescentis ATCC15703

2,089,645

59

1,701

1,631

Human GIT

NC_008618

Unpublished

B. adolescentis L2-32

2,385,710

59

2,499

2,428

Infant

NZ_AAXD00000000

Unpublished

B. animalis subsp. lactis HN019

1,915,892

60

1,632

1,578

Infant

NZ_ABOT00000000

Unpublished

B. animalis subsp. lactis DSM10140

1,938,483

60

1,629

1,566

French Yogurt

NC_012815

[5]

B. animalis subsp. lactis AD011

1,933,695

60

1,604

1,528

Infant faeces

NC_011835

[53]

B. animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04

1,938,709

60

1,631

1,567

Adult faeces

NC_012814

[5]

B. animalis subsp. lactis Bb12

1,942,198

61

1,624

NA

Fermented milk

CP001853

[30]

B. angulatum DSM20098

2,007,108

59

1,811

1,748

Human faeces

NZ_ABYS00000000

Unpublished

B. bifidum NCIMB41171

2,186,140

62

1,888

1,833

Adult faeces

NZ_ABQP00000000

Unpublished

B. bifidum PRL2010

2,214650

59

1,848

NA

Human GIT

CP001840

[136]

B. breve UCC2003

2,422,668

59

1,868

1,590

Infant faeces

Unpublished

[61]

B. breve DSM20213

2,297,799

58

2,309

2,251

Human faeces

NZ_ACCG00000000

Unpublished

B. dentium ATCC27678

2,642,081

58

2,500

2,430

Dental caries

NZ_ABIX00000000

Unpublished

B. dentium ATCC27679

2,633,776

58

2,402

2,336

Urogenital tract

NZ_AEEQ01000000

Unpublished

B. dentium Bd1

~2,600,000

59

~2,270

NA

Dental caries

NC_013714

[139, 152]

B. longum subsp. longum DJO10A

2,375,792

60

2,062

1,990

Human GIT

NC_010816

[63]

B. longum supsp. longum NCC2705

2,256,640

60

1,798

1,727

Human GIT

NC_004307

[124]

B. longum subsp. longum subsp. infantis ATCC15697

2,832,748

59

2,588

2,416

Infant GIT

NC_011593

[126]

B. longum subsp. longum JDM301

2,477,838

59

2,035

1,958

Human faeces

NC_014169

[161]

B. longum subsp. infantis ATCC55813

2,372,858

60

2,171

2,109

Infant GIT

NZ_ACHI00000000

Unpublished

B. longum subsp. infantis CCUG52486

2,453,376

59

2,296

2,240

Infant GIT

NZ_ABQQ00000000

Unpublished

B. pseudocatenulatum DSM20438

2,304,808

56

2,220

2,151

Human faeces

NZ_ABXX00000000

Unpublished

B. catenulatum DSM16992

2,058,429

56

2,011

1,950

Human faeces

NZ_ABXY00000000

Unpublished

B. gallicum DSM20093

2,016,380

57

2,045

1,983

Human faeces

NZ_ABXB00000000

Unpublished