Lactovum
| Lactovum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Streptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Matthies et al. 2005 |
| Type species | |
| Lactovum miscens | |
| Species | |
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L. miscens | |
Lactovum is a genus of bacteria within the family Streptococcaceae, the genus is closely related to the genera Lactococcus and Pseudolactococcus.
Biochemistry
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
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
- ^ 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.