Complete Genomic Sequence of the Equol-Producing Bacterium Eggerthella sp. Strain YY7918, Isolated from Adult Human Intestine | Zendy

Shinichiro Yokoyama | Zendy; Kenshiro Oshima | Zendy; Izumi Nomura | Zendy; Masahira Hattori | Zendy; Tohru Suzuki | Zendy

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Complete Genomic Sequence of the Equol-Producing Bacterium Eggerthella sp. Strain YY7918, Isolated from Adult Human Intestine

Author(s) -

Shinichiro Yokoyama,

Kenshiro Oshima,

Izumi Nomura,

Masahira Hattori,

Tohru Suzuki

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.05626-11

Subject(s) - daidzein , biology , equol , isoflavonoid , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genistein , genetics , biochemistry , flavonoid , anatomy , antioxidant

Eggerthella sp. strain YY7918 was isolated from the intestinal flora of a healthy human. It metabolizes daidzein (a soybean isoflavonoid) and producesS -equol, which has stronger estrogenic activities than daidzein. Here, we report the finished and annotated genomic sequence of this organism.

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