| Lactobacillus (Liquorilactobacillus) ghanensis |
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus
ghanensis Nielsen, Schillinger, Franz, Bresciani, Amoa-Awua, Holzapfel and Jakobsen 2007.
Homotypic synonym: Liquorilactobacillus ghanensis (Nielsen et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020.
ghanensis Nielsen, Schillinger, Franz, Bresciani, Amoa-Awua, Holzapfel and Jakobsen 2007.
Homotypic synonym: Liquorilactobacillus ghanensis (Nielsen et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020.
Gram-positive rods, 0.7-0.8 x 1.4-2.5 µm, occuring singly, in pairs and in short
chains. Motile by peritrichous flagella. Nonspore-forming.
chains. Motile by peritrichous flagella. Nonspore-forming.
Colonies are 2-3 mm in diameter, white to creamy white, smooth, convex and with
entire or slightly uneven edges after 3-4 days of anaerobic growth.
Can grow at 15 ºC (weak growth) and at 45 ºC. No growth in 6.5% NaCl. Can grow at
pH 8.0; weak growth at pH 3.9.
entire or slightly uneven edges after 3-4 days of anaerobic growth.
Can grow at 15 ºC (weak growth) and at 45 ºC. No growth in 6.5% NaCl. Can grow at
pH 8.0; weak growth at pH 3.9.
Isolated from cocoa fermentations in Tafo, Ghana.
Undetermined.
- Nielsen D.S., Schillinger U., Franz C.M.A.P., Bresciani J., Amoa-Awua W., Holzapfel W.H. and Jakobsen M., 2007. Lactobacillus
ghanensis sp. nov., a motile lactic acid bacterium isolated from Ghanaian cocoa fermentations. IJSEM 57, 1468-1472. - 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.
Positive results for fermentation of: amygdalin, cellobiose, esculin, fructose, galactose, glucose (without gas), mannitol, mannose,
N-acetylglucosamine, rhamnose, salicin, sucrose, and trehalose.
Negative results for catalase, arginine hydrolysis, fermentation of: adonitol, arabinose, arbutin, dulcitol, erythritol, fucose, gentiobiose,
gluconate, 2-ketogluconate, 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, inositol, inulin, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, sorbitol, starch, and
xylose.
Variable results for fermentation of: glycerol, lactose, maltose, and sorbose.
N-acetylglucosamine, rhamnose, salicin, sucrose, and trehalose.
Negative results for catalase, arginine hydrolysis, fermentation of: adonitol, arabinose, arbutin, dulcitol, erythritol, fucose, gentiobiose,
gluconate, 2-ketogluconate, 5-ketogluconate, glycogen, inositol, inulin, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose, sorbitol, starch, and
xylose.
Variable results for fermentation of: glycerol, lactose, maltose, and sorbose.
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