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Table 2 General features of Bifidobacterium species with at least one completely sequenced representative.

From: Diversity, ecology and intestinal function of bifidobacteria

Organism

Length (Mbp)

ORF content

G+C%

tRNA

content

rRNA

content

Presence of plasmid

Presence of CRISPR

R/M systems

Presence of prophage

Presence of EPS

Sortase-dependent pili

Bifidobacterium adolescentis ATCC 15703

2.08

1631

59.1

54

5

No

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

1

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis ATCC 25527

1.94

1538

60.4

52

3

No

Yes

1

No

No

0

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DSM 10140

1.93

1565

60.5

52

4

No

Yes

2

Yes

Yes

1

Bifidobacterium asteroids PRL2011

2.16

1658

60.1

44

2

Yes

Yes

3

No

(Remnant)

0

Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010

2.21

1706

62.7

52

3

No

No

7

Yes

No

3

Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

2.42

1985

58.7

54

2

No

Yes

3

Yes

Yes

3

Bifidobacterium dentium Bd1

2.63

2127

58.5

55

4

No

Yes

2

Yes

No

7

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697

2.83

2416

59.8

79

4

No

No

8

Yes

No

0

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum NCC2705

2.26

1799

60.3

57

4

Yes

No

6

Yes

Yes

2

Bifidobacterium thermophilum RBL67

2.29

1845

60.1

47

4

No

No

0

Yes

No

2