Lactovum

Lactovum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Streptococcaceae
Genus:
Lactovum

Matthies et al. 2005
Species

L. miscens

Lactovum is a genus of bacteria within the family Streptococcaceae. The genus contains a single species, Lactovum miscens, an aerotolerant, anaerobic species originally isolated from soil from the Stiegerwald forest in Germany.[1][2]

The genome sequence of the DF1 strain of Lactovum has been sequenced. It has a genome size of 2.1 million bases. It contains a CRISPR cluster which provides immunity against infectious phages. It also contains a fibronectin/fibrinogen-binding protein, a lysozyme and a regulator of exopolysaccharide synthesis for biofilm formation.[3]

  1. ^ Matthies C, Gössner A, Acker G, Schramm A, Drake HL (December 2004). "Lactovum miscens gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerotolerant, psychrotolerant, mixed-fermentative anaerobe from acidic forest soil". Research in Microbiology. 155 (10): 847–854. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2004.06.006. PMID 15567280.
  2. ^ Drake HL (2014-01-01). "The genus Lactovum". In Holzapfel WH, Wood BJ (eds.). Lactic Acid Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. pp. 447–455. doi:10.1002/9781118655252.ch27. ISBN 9781118655252.
  3. ^ Chuah LO, Yap KP, Thong KL, Liong MT, Ahmad R, Shamila-Syuhada AK, Rusul G (December 2016). "Genome Sequence of "Anthococcus," a Novel Genus of the Family Streptococcaceae Isolated from Flowers". Genome Announcements. 4 (6): e01410–16. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01410-16. PMC 5159586. PMID 27979953.