Species/Subspecies: | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | ||||||||
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Etymology: | Genus name: small rod from milk. Species epithet: of plants. | ||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Lactobacillales Family Lactobacillaceae Genus Lactobacillus |
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Type Strain: | ATCC 14917 = CCUG 30503 | ||||||||
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Micromorphology: | Straight non-motile rods (0.9-1.2 x 3-8 µm) with rounded ends. The rods appear singly, in pairs or as short chains. | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
Metabolism: | Aerotolerant. Ferments various carbohydrates to lactate and acetate. | ||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | -/- | ||||||||
Other Enzymes: | Esculinase + | ||||||||
Fermentation of carbohydrates: | D-glucose ? lactose ? maltose ? L-rhamnose ? sucrose + L-arabinose v cellobiose + D-mannitol + salicin ? trehalose + glycerol ? inulin ? raffinose + D-sorbitol + starch ? |
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Disease: | Not pathogenic |
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Hosts: | An environmental bacterium, which may be found on vegetables and fruit as well as in the gastrointestinal tract in animals and humans. | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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Genus Lactobacillus is rather big and more than 200 species have been described. They are relatively close to species within genus Enterococcus and genus Bacillus. | ||||||||
Comment: | Considered to strengthen the intestinal mucosa and is therefore used as probioticum. L. plantarum is an important bacterium in the process that leads to fermented vegetables. | ||||||||
Reference(s): | No. 73 | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-08 |
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