Lactobacillus
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| Genus: | Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 |
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L. acidophilus | |
Lactobacillus is a genus of bacteria. Most Lactobacillus species are non-spore-forming and ferment glucose into lactose. This genus also contains several bacteria that make up part of the natural flora of the human vagina. They are really helpful in the gut. It is a rod-shaped non-spore forming bacteria. It can be found in foods like yogurt.[1]
- ↑ Zheng, Jinshui; Wittouck, Stijn; Salvetti, Elisa; Franz, Charles M.A.P.; Harris, Hugh M.B.; Mattarelli, Paola; O’Toole, Paul W.; Pot, Bruno; Vandamme, Peter; Walter, Jens; Watanabe, Koichi (2020). "A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (4). Microbiology Society,: 2782–2858. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004107. ISSN 1466-5034.
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