| Genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 |
| Gram-positive rods or coccobacilli, nonspore-forming; fermentative metabolism, obligately saccharoclastic, at least half of end product carbon is lactate; facultatively anaerobic; gelatin not liquefied, indole and H2S not produced, catalase and oxidase negative; complex nutritional requirements for amino acids, peptides, nucleic acid derivatives, vitamins, salts, fatty acids, and carbohydrates; growth temperature range 2-53 °C; optimal pH 5.5-6.2. Found in dairy products, foods, beer, wine, fruits, water, soil, and sewage; they are a part of the normal flora in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of humans and many animals. Nonpathogenic or pathogenicity is restricted to persons with an underlying disease. |
(c) Costin Stoica
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LEGEND
* marked species are not included in ABIS identification database
* marked species are not included in ABIS identification database
- Lactobacillus crispatus L. amylovorus, L. gallinarum, L. gasseri, and L. johnsonii are synonymos with L.
acidophilus group A2, group A3, group A4, group B1, and group B2, respectively. - According to Naser et al. 2006, Lactobacillus cypricasei is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus
acidipiscis - According to Jakava-Viljanen et al. 2008, Lactobacillus sobrius is a later heterotypic synonym of
Lactobacillus amylovorus. - According to Cato et. al 1983, the type strain of L. crispatus and the DNA homology reference strain of L.
acidophilus group A2 have 100% DNA homology. - According to Dellaglio et al. 2006, Lactobacillus durianis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus
vaccinostercus. - According to Vancanneyt et al. 2005, Lactobacillus ferintoshensis is a later heterotypic synonym of
Lactobacillus parabuchneri. - Lactobacillus cellobiosus has been reclassified as a later synonym of Lactobacillus fermentum by
Dellaglio et al. 2004. - According to Kostinek et al. 2005, Lactobacillus plantarum is an earlier heterotypic synonym of
Lactobacillus arizonensis. - According to Naser et al. 2006, Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005 is a later heterotypic
synonym of Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925. - Lactobacillus ingluviei Baele et al. 2003 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus thermotolerans
Niamsup et al. 2003 (Felis et al. 2006). - According to Pang et al. 2012, Lactobacillus paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999 is an earlier heterotypic
synonym of Lactobacillus bobalius Manes-Lazaro et al. 2008, and an earlier heterotypic synonym of
Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000. - According to Li et al. 2006, Lactobacillus salivarius comprises a single species.
- According to Kagermeier-Callaway and Lauer 1995, Lactobacillus bavaricus Stetter and Stetter 1980 is a
later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus sakei. - According to Dellaglio et al. 2006, Lactobacillus durianis Leisner et al. 2002 is a later heterotypic synonym
of Lactobacillus vaccinostercus Kozaki and Okada 1983. - Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938 is now included in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Schleifer et al.
1986
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