Sporolactobacillus

Sporolactobacillus is a genus of bacteria. The species produce lactic acid: They are lactic acid bacteria (LAB).[1] The cells are rods. They appear single or in pairs. Rarely they make short chains. They can form Endospores which are resistant to temperature of 80 °C for 10 min.[1] Sporolactobacillus is gram-positive and belong to the Firmicutes.

Sporolactobacillus
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Sporolactobacillus

Kitahara and Suzuki 1963
Species

S. dextrus
S. inulinus
S. kofuensis
S. laevis
S. laevolacticus
S. nakayamae
S. terrae
S. vineae

Systematics

The Sporolactobacillus include the following species:[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Paul Vos, George Garrity, Dorothy Jones, Noel R. Krieg, Wolfgang Ludwig, Fred A. Rainey, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, William B. Whitman: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Volume 3. New York: Springer, 2001. page 386 - 391. ISBN 978-0387950419
  2. Euzéby, J. P. "List of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature". Retrieved March 22, 2015.