The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of Bifidobacterium species reveals high interspecies sequence similarity in the range of 87.7–99.5%. This study illustrated the extent of superiority of a multigeni
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DSM 10140. Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DSM 10140 is the type strain and will be used for comparative analysis with other Bifidobacterium species.
CCS178 was isolated from the rind of a washed-rind cheese and subjected to Illumina sequencing for de novo genome assembly. It is part of an isolate collection encompassing CCS156, CCS158, CCS160, CCS
