Genomic and Metabolomic Insights Into the Probiotic Potential of Weissella viridescens
Shuwei Zhang, Ruiting Lan, Ruiqing Zhao, Ruoshi Wang, Liyun Liu, Jianguo Xu · 2025
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Shuwei Zhang and co-authors profile a candidate probiotic germ in a 2025 study. The germ, Weissella viridescens, has been floated as a helpful gut microbe, but hard proof at strain level was thin. The team read the full genome of one strain taken from a human, using two sequencing methods joined together.
That genome was compared with eight public genomes of the same species. Chemical profiling mapped what the strain makes. Lab tests checked if it survives acid and bile, clumps and sticks as gut germs should, and resists harmful oxygen waste. Safety was judged both by computer scan and by direct tests.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shuwei Zhang, Ruiting Lan, Ruiqing Zhao, Ruoshi Wang, Liyun Liu, Jianguo Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |