Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus
panisapium Wang, Huang, Li, Guo, Wu, Deng, Dai and Ma 2018.
Gram-positive long rods, 0.3-0.45 x 1.5-4.1 µm, occurring singly. Non-spore-forming.
Non-motile.
Colonies are semi-transparent, white, 2-3 mm in diameter after 2 days of anaerobic
incubation on MRS agar. Can grow at 15-55 ºC, optimum at 37 ºC. Grows at pH
3.5-9.0, optimum pH 6.5. Facultative anaerobic.
Isolated from bee bread of Apis cerana, China.
Undetermined.
- Wang C, Huang Y, Li L, Guo J, Wu Z, Deng Y, Dai L and Ma S, 2018. Lactobacillus panisapium sp. nov., from honetbee Apis
cerana bee bread. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 68, 703-708.
Heterofermentative.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, fermentation of L-arabinose, cellobiose, D-fructose, galactose, glucose, mannose, melibiose,
raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, and sucrose.
Negative results for ammonia production from arginine, catalase, H2S production, starch hydrolysis, Voges-Proskauer test,
fermentation of: gluconate, glycogen, inositol, maltose, mannitol, sorbitol, L-sorbose, trehalose, and D-xylose.
(c) Costin Stoica