Lactobacillaceae
Lactobacillaceae | |
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Lactobacillus near a squamous epithelial cell
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Lactobacillaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980) |
Type genus | |
Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The Lactobacillaceae are a family of lactic acid bacteria.[3] It is the only family in the lactic acid bacteria which includes homofermentative and heterofermentative organisms;[4] in the Lactobacillaceae, the pathway used for hexose fermentation is a genus-specific trait. Lactobacillaceae include the homofermentative lactobacilli Lactobacillus, Holzapfelia, Amylolactobacillus, Bombilactobacillus, Companilactobacillus, Lapidilactobacillus, Agrilactobacillus, Schleiferilactobacillus, Loigolactobacillus, Lacticaseibacillus, Latilactobacillus, Dellaglioa, Liquorilactobacillus, Ligilactobacillus, and Lactiplantibacillus; the heterofermentative lactobacilli Furfurilactobacillus, Paucilactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus, Fructilactobacillus, Acetilactobacillus, Apilactobacillus, Levilactobacillus, Secundilactobacillus, and Lentilactobacillus, which were previously classified in the genus Lactobacillus; and the heterofermentative genera Convivina, Fructobacillus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus, and Weissella which were previously classified in the Leuconostocaceae.[2]
The Lactobacillaceae are also the only family of the lactic acid bacteria which does not include pathogenic or opportunistic pathogenic organisms although some species, particularly Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus and Weissella spp. can cause rare infections in critically ill patients.[5][6]
With the exception of Lactococcus lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus and Tetragenococcus halophilus, most food fermenting lactic acid bacteria are now classified in the Lactobacillaceae.[2][7][8]
The
Some authors use lactobacilli to refer to Lactobacillus sensu lato only.Leuconostocaceae
At one point five genera (Convivina, Fructobacillus, Leuconostoc, Oenococcus and Weissella) were considered a separate family called Leuconostocaceae.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature[1] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Lactobacillaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ PMID 32293557.
- ^ "Lactobacillaceae - Definition and More from Merriam-Webster's Free Medical Dictionary". Merriam-Webster Online. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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- S2CID 242940113, retrieved 2020-11-28
- ISBN 9780470277515.
- PMID 17267964.
- ISBN 978-0-387-25494-4.
- S2CID 225208290.