This strain is being sequenced as a reference for the Demonstration Project "Effect of Crohn's Disease Risk Alleles on Enteric Microbiota" of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP).
Genomic Encyclopedia of Type Strains, Phase I: one thousand microbial genomes (KMG) project. The goal of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA) initiative is to sequence genomes to fi