- Endo A, Irisawa T, Futagawa-Endo, Salminen S, Ohkuma M and Dicks L, 2013. Lactobacillus faecis sp. nov., isolated from animal
faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 63, 4502-4507. - Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz MAP et al., 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.
Int J Syst Microbiol. 70, 2782-2858.
| Lactobacillus (Ligilactobacilus) faecis |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus
faecis Endo, Irisawa, Futagawa-Endo, Salminen, Ohkuma and Dicks 2013.
Homotypic synonym: Ligilactobacillus faecis (Endo et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020.
faecis Endo, Irisawa, Futagawa-Endo, Salminen, Ohkuma and Dicks 2013.
Homotypic synonym: Ligilactobacillus faecis (Endo et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020.
Gram-positive rods, 0.8 / 2-8 µm, occurring singly or in pairs. Non-spore-forming.
Non-motile.
Non-motile.
Colonies are white, smooth, 1.0-2.0 mm in diameter after 2 day of anaerobic
incubation on MRS agar. Facultative anaerobe. Grows at 20-45 ºC. Can grow at pH
5.0-8.0 and in 5% NaCl media.
incubation on MRS agar. Facultative anaerobe. Grows at 20-45 ºC. Can grow at pH
5.0-8.0 and in 5% NaCl media.
Isolated from faeces of a jackal (Canis mesomelas) and racoons (Procyron lotor).
Undetermined.
Homofermentative.
Description is based mostly on API 50 CHL (bioMerieux) results.
Positive results for acid production from cellobiose, D-fructose, glucose (without gas production), maltose, mannose, raffinose, and
sucrose.
Negative results for catalase, nitrate reduction, acid production from amygdalin, arbutin, adonitol, L- and D-arabinose, D- and L-arabitol,
dulcitol, erythritol, esculin, D- and L-fucose, gluconate, 2-ketogluconate, glycerol, glycogen inositol, inulin, D-lyxose, melezitose, methyl
alpha-D-glucopyranoside, methyl alpha-D-xyloside, methylalpha-D-mannopyranoside, rhamnose, ribose, starch, salicin, L-sorbose,
sorbitol, turanose, D-tagatose, trehalose, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, xylitol, D- and L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from galactose, gentiobiose, lactose, mannitol, melibiose, and N-acetylglucosamine.
Description is based mostly on API 50 CHL (bioMerieux) results.
Positive results for acid production from cellobiose, D-fructose, glucose (without gas production), maltose, mannose, raffinose, and
sucrose.
Negative results for catalase, nitrate reduction, acid production from amygdalin, arbutin, adonitol, L- and D-arabinose, D- and L-arabitol,
dulcitol, erythritol, esculin, D- and L-fucose, gluconate, 2-ketogluconate, glycerol, glycogen inositol, inulin, D-lyxose, melezitose, methyl
alpha-D-glucopyranoside, methyl alpha-D-xyloside, methylalpha-D-mannopyranoside, rhamnose, ribose, starch, salicin, L-sorbose,
sorbitol, turanose, D-tagatose, trehalose, methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside, xylitol, D- and L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from galactose, gentiobiose, lactose, mannitol, melibiose, and N-acetylglucosamine.
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