Lactovum

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Lactovum
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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

L. miscens
L. odontotermitis


Lactovum is a genus of bacteria within the family Streptococcaceae, the genus is closely related to the genera Lactococcus and Pseudolactococcus .

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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

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ 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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