Lactobacillus casei Zhang is a new probiotic bacterium isolated from koumiss collected in Inner Mongolia, China. Here, we report the main genome features of L. casei Zhang and the identification of several predicted proteins implicated in interactions with the host.
Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, 306 Zhaowuda Road, Huhhot 010018, China.