Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 137247
Type strain: 
Species: Lactobacillus acidophilus
Strain Designation: A18
Strain history: CIP <- 1992, F. Gasser, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain VPI 11695, Lactobacillus acidophilus, group A1 <- M.E. Sharpe, Reading, UK: strain A18
NCBI tax ID(s): 1579 (species)
General
@ref: 37146
BacDive-ID: 137247
keywords: Bacteria, facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive, rod-shaped
description: Lactobacillus acidophilus A18 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium of the family Lactobacillaceae.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 1579
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 37146
- history: CIP <- 1992, F. Gasser, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain VPI 11695, Lactobacillus acidophilus, group A1 <- M.E. Sharpe, Reading, UK: strain A18
doi: 10.13145/bacdive137247.20241212.9.2
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/bacillota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Bacillota
- class: Bacilli
- order: Lactobacillales
- family: Lactobacillaceae
- genus: Lactobacillus
- species: Lactobacillus acidophilus
- full scientific name: Lactobacillus acidophilus (Moro 1900) Hansen and Mocquot 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)
synonyms
- @ref: 20215
- synonym: Bacillus acidophilus
@ref: 37146
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Firmicutes
class: Bacilli
order: Lactobacillales
family: Lactobacillaceae
genus: Lactobacillus
species: Lactobacillus acidophilus
strain designation: A18
type strain: no
Morphology
cell morphology
- @ref: 37146
- gram stain: positive
- cell shape: rod-shaped
- motility: no
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | composition | link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37146 | MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc | yes | Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp agar (68.000 g) | |
| 37146 | CIP Medium 40 | yes | https://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_milieu.xhtml?crbip=40 |
culture temp
| @ref | growth | type | temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37146 | positive | growth | 37 |
| 37146 | positive | growth | 30-45 |
| 37146 | no | growth | 10 |
Physiology and metabolism
oxygen tolerance
- @ref: 37146
- oxygen tolerance: facultative anaerobe
metabolite utilization
- @ref: 37146
- Chebi-ID: 17632
- metabolite: nitrate
- utilization activity: +
- kind of utilization tested: respiration
antibiotic resistance
- @ref: 37146
- metabolite: 0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)
- is antibiotic: yes
- is sensitive: no
- is resistant: yes
enzymes
| @ref | value | activity | ec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37146 | oxidase | - | |
| 37146 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 |
| 37146 | catalase | - | 1.11.1.6 |
| 37146 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 |
| 37146 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 37146
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (French classification)
External links
@ref: 37146
culture collection no.: CIP 103601
straininfo link
- @ref: 94189
- straininfo: 68989
Reference
| @id | authors | title | doi/url | catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 | |
| 37146 | Curators of the CIP | https://catalogue-crbip.pasteur.fr/fiche_catalogue.xhtml?crbip=CIP%20103601 | Collection of Institut Pasteur (CIP 103601) | |
| 94189 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers | 10.60712/SI-ID68989.1 |