Bacteroides sp. A1-P5 Genome sequencing and assembly. Bacteroides sp. A1-P5

The characterization of mammalian microbiomes has important implications for the health and disease of the host organism and agriculture/industry. Alpaca (Llama pacos) are pseudoruminants that rely on their gut microbiome (a reservoir for fermentative lignocellulosic bacteria) to access energy and nutrients from the plant material they consume. This bacterium was isolated from the fecal material of an alpaca from a ranch in Newcastle, Oklahoma.