Lactococcus lactis (DSM 20175, ATCC 15577, CCUG 21962)

BacDive ID 14699

Type strain

Strain Designation 117

Culture col. no. DSM 20175 ATCC 15577 CCUG 21962 NRRL B-4449 LMG 7760 11 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1358

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP JMRC

History DSMZ <- ATCC <- K. Kitahara, 117 (Lactobacillus xylosus) JCM <-- IAM 10070 <-- K. Kitahara. JCM <-- ATCC 15577 <-- K. Kitahara 117. CIP <- 1987, NCFB <- 1984, DSM <- ATCC <- K. Kitahara: strain 117, Lactobacillus xylosus

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Lactococcus lactis 117 is a bacterium that was isolated from "Anchu" mash.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 125702

LMG 7760,ATCC 15577,CCUG 21962,JCM 1158,NCFB 2738,NRRL B-4449,CIP 102975,NCDO 2738,NCIMB 702738,CECT 984,VTT E-82169,KCTC 3514,IAM 10070,JCM 20312,DSM 20175

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:28:21

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Streptococcaceae

Genus Lactococcus

Species Lactococcus lactis

Full scientific name Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986

Synonyms (4)

Lactobacillus xylosus
"Bacterium lactis"
Streptococcus lactis
Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Lactococcus lactis** (42)	Type strain
14702	L. lactis OJ, N30, DSM 20481, ATCC 19435, CCM 1877, ... (type strain)
14694	L. lactis Citrate plasmid, F7/2, DSM 4366
14700	L. lactis 54296, DSM 20384
14701	L. lactis 5, DSM 20250
14703	L. lactis 2, DSM 20661, NCDO 176
14704	L. lactis Berridge X 13, DSM 20729, ATCC 11454, CCM ...
14705	L. lactis E9, DSM 30863
134825	L. lactis N34, RICE, CIP 70.57
134851	L. lactis CIP A216
135401	L. lactis H 214, N35, CIP 70.58
136206	L. lactis CIP 103449, JCM 7638
138955	L. lactis J4 conserves, CIP A217
138966	L. lactis J4 Alger, CIP A218
139482	L. lactis 129.86, CIP 102103
143933	L. lactis CCUG 21956, NCIMB 10493, ATCC 11007, LMG ...
145429	L. lactis CCUG 28474
146507	L. lactis CCUG 31342
146700	L. lactis CCUG 31972
146846	L. lactis CCUG 32225
148267	L. lactis CCUG 35127 B
149871	L. lactis CCUG 38585
150979	L. lactis CCUG 42927
151600	L. lactis CCUG 44423
152071	L. lactis CCUG 45692
152072	L. lactis CCUG 45693
152073	L. lactis CCUG 45695
152621	L. lactis CCUG 47216
152790	L. lactis CCUG 47618
154162	L. lactis CCUG 52621
154377	L. lactis CCUG 53296
155625	L. lactis CCUG 58504
155919	L. lactis CCUG 59643
156113	L. lactis CCUG 60423
156342	L. lactis CCUG 61221
160084	L. lactis SV21, DSM 27303
160085	L. lactis SB 17, DSM 111832
160086	L. lactis SB 352, DSM 111868
160087	L. lactis SB 150, DSM 111869
160088	L. lactis SB 261, DSM 111870
162165	L. lactis JCM 18008, FERM AP-21288
169254	L. lactis CLA-AV-14, DSM 110082
174486	L. lactis A537/21, DSM 117780

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence	Motility
125438	positive	93.898
125438		92

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8605	TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
38748	MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp agar (68.000 g)
120527	CIP Medium 40	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
8605	positive	growth	30
38748	positive	growth	30
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	obligate aerobe	95.185

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8605	A11.31	A4alpha L-Lys-D-Asp

Observation

67770

Observationquinones: MK-9, MK-8

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
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API rID32STR

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68381	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
68381	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR

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
8605	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+/-	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8605	"Anchu" mash
67770	Anchu mash
120527	Environment, Anchu mash

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC311732 (>99% sequence identity) for Lactococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	13841
Soil Samples	7135
Animal Samples	132033
Plant Samples	4677
Total Samples	157686

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8605	yes, in single cases	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
120527			1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	ASM143756v1 assembly for Lactococcus lactis LMG 7760	scaffold	GCA_001437565	1360.94	2663763414	1360	65.1

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
67770	Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 1158	LC153549	1485		1360
67770	Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 20312	LC311732	1483		1360

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
8605	39.4
67770	39.4	thermal denaturation, midpoint method (Tm)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: ASM143756v1 assembly for Lactococcus lactis LMG 7760
BV-BRC: 1360.94

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	95.19	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	47.95	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	40.19	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	39.65	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis LMG 7760
NCBI: GCA_001437565.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	93.90	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.77	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	95.31	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	85.61	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	98.50	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	92.00	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Characterization of genomic DNA of lactic acid bacteria for activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells.	Horie A, Tomita Y, Ohshio K, Fujiwara D, Fujii T.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-019-1458-y	2019
	Molecular Typing and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Streptococcus uberis Isolated from Sheep Milk.	Rosa NM, Dupre I, Azara E, Longheu CM, Tola S.	Pathogens	10.3390/pathogens10111489	2021
Metabolism	Purification and characterization of Plantaricin ZJ5, a new bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum ZJ5.	Song DF, Zhu MY, Gu Q.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0105549	2014
	Lactic Acid Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysates by Lactiplantibacillus Strains.	Xavier MCA, Dias GS, Hernalsteens S, Franco TT.	ACS Omega	10.1021/acsomega.5c08221	2025
	Lactic Acid Fermentation of Arabinoxylan From Nejayote by Streptococcus infantarius ssp. infantarius 25124 Isolated From Pozol.	Cooper-Bribiesca B, Navarro-Ocana A, Diaz-Ruiz G, Aguilar-Osorio G, Rodriguez-Sanoja R, Wacher C.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.03061	2018
Biotechnology	Lactic acid production - producing microorganisms and substrates sources-state of art.	Abedi E, Hashemi SMB.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04974	2020
Metabolism	Isolation and characterization of acid-tolerant, thermophilic bacteria for effective fermentation of biomass-derived sugars to lactic acid.	Patel MA, Ou MS, Harbrucker R, Aldrich HC, Buszko ML, Ingram LO, Shanmugam KT.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.72.5.3228-3235.2006	2006
Metabolism	Dissolution of xylose metabolism in Lactococcus lactis.	Erlandson KA, Park JH, Wissam, El Khal, Kao HH, Basaran P, Brydges S, Batt CA.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.9.3974-3980.2000	2000
Genetics	From Genome to Phenotype: An Integrative Approach to Evaluate the Biodiversity of Lactococcus lactis.	Laroute V, Tormo H, Couderc C, Mercier-Bonin M, Le Bourgeois P, Cocaign-Bousquet M, Daveran-Mingot ML.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms5020027	2017
	Carotenoid productivity in human intestinal bacteria Eubacterium limosum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides with functional analysis of their carotenoid biosynthesis genes.	Matsumoto W, Takemura M, Nanaura H, Ami Y, Maoka T, Shindo K, Kurihara S, Misawa N.	Eng Microbiol	10.1016/j.engmic.2024.100147	2024
Stress	Development and assessment of a real-time pcr assay for rapid and sensitive detection of a novel thermotolerant bacterium, Lactobacillus thermotolerans, in chicken feces.	Selim AS, Boonkumklao P, Sone T, Assavanig A, Wada M, Yokota A.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.71.8.4214-4219.2005	2005
	Monitoring Viable Cells of the Biological Control Agent Lactobacillus plantarum PM411 in Aerial Plant Surfaces by Means of a Strain-Specific Viability Quantitative PCR Method.	Daranas N, Bonaterra A, Frances J, Cabrefiga J, Montesinos E, Badosa E.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00107-18	2018
Phenotype	Function-Driven Design of Lactic Acid Bacteria Co-cultures to Produce New Fermented Food Associating Milk and Lupin.	Canon F, Mariadassou M, Maillard MB, Falentin H, Parayre S, Madec MN, Valence F, Henry G, Laroute V, Daveran-Mingot ML, Cocaign-Bousquet M, Thierry A, Gagnaire V.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.584163	2020
Metabolism	Genetic evidence for a defective xylan degradation pathway in Lactococcus lactis.	Erlandson KA, Delamarre SC, Batt CA	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.67.4.1445-1452.2001	2001

References

#8605	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20175
#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 )
#20216	Curators of the JMRC: Jena Microbial Resource Collection (JMRC):
#38748	; Curators of the CIP;
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#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 .
#120527	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 102975
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#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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Lactococcus lactis (DSM 20175, ATCC 15577, CCUG 21962)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Murein

Observation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API rID32STR

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_001437565

16S sequences

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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