Lactovum
| Lactovum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Lactovum Matthies et al. 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Lactovum miscens | |
| Species | |
Lactovum is a genus of bacteria within the family Streptococcaceae, the genus is closely related to the genera Lactococcus and Pseudolactococcus.
Biochemistry
[edit]Species in Lactovum are anaerobic, but aerotolerance has been reported for L. miscens.[1]
The genome sequence of a related strain DF1, proposed with the name Anthococcus, with a genome size of 2.1 million bases, 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.[2]
Ecology
[edit]The type species of Lactovum, L. miscens was isolated from acidic forest soil,[1] while L. odontotermitis was described from two strains, isolated from the guts of termites.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
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