Lactobacillus fornicalis (CIP 106679, DSM 13171, ATCC 700934)

Name: Lactobacillus fornicalis (CIP 106679, DSM 13171, ATCC 700934)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 137324

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 106679 DSM 13171 ATCC 700934 CCUG 43621 JCM 12512

NCBI tax ID(s) 88164

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History CIP <- 2000, L.M.T. Dicks, Univ. of Stellenbosch, South Africa: strain TV 1018, Lactobacillus fornicalis JCM <-- CIP 106679 <-- L. M. T. Dicks TV 1018. CIP <- 2000, L.M.T. Dicks, Univ. of Stellenbosch, South Africa: strain TV 1018, Lactobacillus fornicalis

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Lactobacillus fornicalis CIP 106679 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Lactobacillaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped facultative anaerobe 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 13141

LMG 19515,ATCC 700934,DSM 13171,CIP 106679,CCUG 43621,CCUG 43813,JCM 12512

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:39:00

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Lactobacillus

Species Lactobacillus fornicalis

Full scientific name Lactobacillus fornicalis Dicks et al. 2000

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
37246	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
37246	MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp agar (68.000 g)
37246	CIP Medium 40			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
37246	positive	growth	37
37246	positive	growth	15-37
37246	negative	growth	10
37246	negative	growth	45
67770	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

37246

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68370	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68370	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68370	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68370	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68370	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis	from API 20STR
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68370	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
37246	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
37246	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
37246	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68370	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68370	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 20STR
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API rID32STR
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	from API 20STR
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	from API rID32A

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test	Indole test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+		from API rID32STR
68370	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+		from API 20STR
37246	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole		-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68380	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
37246	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68379	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68370	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API 20STR
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68380	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API rID32A
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68380	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68370	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API 20STR
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68379	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API Coryne
68380	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68381	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68370	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20STR
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68370	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API 20STR
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68380	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68370	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API 20STR
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68370	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API 20STR
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
37246	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68379	catalase	-	1.11.1.6	from API Coryne
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	-		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	-		from API zym
68379	gelatinase	-		from API Coryne
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	glycin arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68380	histidine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68370	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API 20STR
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
37246	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
37246	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
37246	oxidase	-
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68380	proline-arylamidase	-	3.4.11.5	from API rID32A
68379	pyrazinamidase	+	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68370	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API 20STR
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A
68379	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

API coryne

@ref	Reduction of nitrateNIT	PYZ	PYRA	PAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	alpha GLU	beta NAG	ESC	URE	GEL	Control fermentationControl	GLU	RIB	XYL	MAN	MAL	LAC	SAC	GLYG	CAT
65630	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
65630	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-
37246	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-

API 20STR

@ref	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	HIP	ESC	PYRA	alpha GAL	beta GUR	beta GAL	PAL	LAP	ADH	RIB	ARA	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	INU	RAF	AMD	GLYG	beta hemolysis presentbeta HEM
65630	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
65630	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
37246	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
65630	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
65630	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Host species	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
37246			Stellenbosch	South Africa	ZAF	Africa
67770	Human vagina	Homo sapiens
37246	Human, Vagina	Homo sapiens	Stellenbosch	South Africa	ZAF	Africa	1999

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence Y18654 (>99% sequence identity) for Lactobacillus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1287
Soil Samples	816
Animal Samples	43559
Plant Samples	537
Total Samples	46199

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
37246	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
37246	Lactobacillus sp. TV1018 16S rRNA gene	Y18654	1421		88164
124043	Lactobacillus fornicalis gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 12512.	AB290883	650		88164

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	The status of the species Lactobacillus fornicalis Dicks et al. 2000. Request for an opinion.	Ribeiro TG, Rocha J, Ksiezarek M, Perovic SU, Grosso F, Peixe L	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.004259	2020
Phylogeny	Lactobacillus fornicalis sp. nov., isolated from the posterior fornix of the human vagina.	Dicks LM, Silvester M, Lawson PA, Collins MD	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/00207713-50-3-1253	2000

References

#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. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#37246	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 106679
#65630	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 43621
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68370	Automatically annotated from API 20STR .
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Lactobacillus fornicalis (CIP 106679, DSM 13171, ATCC 700934)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API coryne

API zym

API 20STR

API 50CHac

API rID32A

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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