2 weight protection species Supplementary Figure 1. Strategy used for genome selection. 154 Lactobacillus species described in literature till January 2013 excluded 106 species not associated with weight modification 14 species excluded 3 species for which whole genome was not sequenced in January 2013 11 species selected 7 species the most important 2 weight protection species 5 weight gain species L. plantarum (3 strains) L. reuteri (3 strains) L. gasseri L. acidophilus (2 strains) L. fermentum (2 strains) L. sakei L. ingluviei