Gene database of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron strain 7330

Bacteroides
thetaiotaomicron is a Gram-negative obligate anaerobe that is a major inhabitant
of the human gut. Known for its unique ability to digest complex
polysaccharides from plants, the bacterium plays important roles in aiding
human digestion and extraction of building blocks and energy from food.
However, the bacterium could also become an opportunistic pathogen when
displaced from its natural habitat. This work sought to provide fundamental
information about the genetic repertoire of B. thetaiotaomicron strain
7330 by parsing its annotated genome sequence from Genbank. Comprising gene
name, gene function, and gene sequence, the resource should find use in
fundamental and applied microbiology research seeking to explore the metabolic
basis of the physiological role of the bacterium in the gut microbiome as well
as possible ways in which its genetic repertoire could be exploited in
biotechnology.