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Veterinary bacteriology


Species/Subspecies: Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum
Etymology: Genus name: small rod from milk.
Species epithet: of plants.
Significance:  [Of minor importance]   
Taxonomy:
Phylum
Bacillota
Class
Bacilli
Order
Lactobacillales
Family
Lactobacillaceae 
Genus
Lactobacillus
Type Strain: ATCC 14917 = CCUG 30503
Macromorphology (smell):
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
?
Other carbohydrates: Ribose +, xylose v.
Spec. Char.:
Special Media:
Disease:Not pathogenic
Hosts: An environmental bacterium, which may be found on vegetables and fruit as well as in the gastrointestinal tract in animals and humans.
Clinical Picture:
Genome Sequence:
Acc-noStrainSize (bp)Genome
NC_004567 WCFS1 3 308 274  

16S rRNA Seq.:
Acc-noStrainNumber of NTOperon
D79210 (T) 1519 

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Lactobacillus plantarum  
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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