Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20049, 27)

Name: Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20049, 27)
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BacDive ID 6457

Type strain

Strain Designation 27

Culture col. no. DSM 20049 27

NCBI tax ID(s) 1613

Special Collections DSMZ

History <- H. Stetter, 27

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Limosilactobacillus fermentum 27 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from vegetable juice.

mesophilic

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 49569

DSM 20049

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:19:13

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Limosilactobacillus

Species Limosilactobacillus fermentum

Full scientific name Limosilactobacillus fermentum (Beijerinck 1901) Zheng et al. 2020

Synonyms (2)

Lactobacillus fermentum
Lactobacillus cellobiosus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Limosilactobacillus fermentum** (23)	Type strain
6458	L. fermentum 28, Bb28, DSM 20052, ATCC 14931, NCDO 1750, ... (type strain)
6459	L. fermentum 19 LC 3, L 872, DSM 20055, ATCC 11739, NCDO ...
6460	L. fermentum 36, DSM 20391, ATCC 9338, CCM 91, NCDO 215, ...
162863	L. fermentum JCM 20308, IAM 10066
163403	L. fermentum JCM 2766
163404	L. fermentum JCM 2767
165598	L. fermentum JCM 7754
165600	L. fermentum JCM 7756
165607	L. fermentum JCM 7772
165608	L. fermentum JCM 7773
165611	L. fermentum JCM 7776
165827	L. fermentum JCM 8581
165833	L. fermentum JCM 8587
165837	L. fermentum JCM 8591
165838	L. fermentum JCM 8592
165839	L. fermentum JCM 8593
165840	L. fermentum JCM 8594
165841	L. fermentum JCM 8595
165842	L. fermentum JCM 8596
165843	L. fermentum JCM 8597
165851	L. fermentum JCM 8606
165852	L. fermentum JCM 8607
165888	L. fermentum JCM 8644

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
8453	MRS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 11)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: MRS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 11) Composition: Glucose 20.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l Meat extract 10.0 g/l Na-acetate 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l (NH4)3 citrate 2.0 g/l K2HPO4 2.0 g/l Tween 80 1.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.2 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.05 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
8453	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8453	A21.04	A4ß L-Orn-D-Asp

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Pathway annotation

Computationally determined by

@ref	pathway	enzyme coverage	annotated reactions
66794	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
66794	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
66794	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
66794	suberin monomers biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
66794	acetoin degradation	100	3 of 3
66794	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
66794	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
66794	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
66794	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
66794	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
66794	gluconeogenesis	87.5	7 of 8
66794	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	87.5	7 of 8
66794	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	87.5	7 of 8
66794	vitamin B1 metabolism	84.62	11 of 13
66794	pentose phosphate pathway	81.82	9 of 11
66794	threonine metabolism	80	8 of 10
66794	molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis	77.78	7 of 9
66794	serine metabolism	77.78	7 of 9
66794	pyrimidine metabolism	75.56	34 of 45
66794	sulfopterin metabolism	75	3 of 4
66794	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
66794	flavin biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	73.33	11 of 15
66794	purine metabolism	72.34	68 of 94
66794	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
66794	phenylalanine metabolism	69.23	9 of 13
66794	urea cycle	69.23	9 of 13
66794	degradation of sugar alcohols	68.75	11 of 16
66794	valine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	octane oxidation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	66.67	6 of 9
66794	L-lactaldehyde degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	cyanate degradation	66.67	2 of 3
66794	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	64.29	18 of 28
66794	photosynthesis	64.29	9 of 14
66794	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
66794	ketogluconate metabolism	62.5	5 of 8
66794	NAD metabolism	61.11	11 of 18
66794	cellulose degradation	60	3 of 5
66794	factor 420 biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	glycine betaine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
66794	starch degradation	60	6 of 10
66794	glycogen metabolism	60	3 of 5
66794	arginine metabolism	58.33	14 of 24
66794	propanol degradation	57.14	4 of 7
66794	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	55.56	5 of 9
66794	methionine metabolism	53.85	14 of 26
66794	degradation of pentoses	53.57	15 of 28
66794	glycolysis	52.94	9 of 17
66794	alanine metabolism	51.72	15 of 29
66794	histidine metabolism	51.72	15 of 29
66794	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	cyclohexanol degradation	50	2 of 4
66794	citric acid cycle	50	7 of 14
66794	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
66794	isoleucine metabolism	50	4 of 8
66794	adipate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	dolichol and dolichyl phosphate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	glutathione metabolism	50	7 of 14
66794	lactate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
66794	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	50	3 of 6
66794	butanoate fermentation	50	2 of 4
66794	resorcinol degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	quinate degradation	50	1 of 2
66794	glycogen biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
66794	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	50	6 of 12
66794	cysteine metabolism	50	9 of 18
66794	oxidative phosphorylation	48.35	44 of 91
66794	leucine metabolism	46.15	6 of 13
66794	isoprenoid biosynthesis	46.15	12 of 26
66794	proline metabolism	45.45	5 of 11
66794	non-pathway related	44.74	17 of 38
66794	d-mannose degradation	44.44	4 of 9
66794	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
66794	lysine metabolism	42.86	18 of 42
66794	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	40	2 of 5
66794	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	Entner Doudoroff pathway	40	4 of 10
66794	methylglyoxal degradation	40	2 of 5
66794	lipoate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
66794	vitamin K metabolism	40	2 of 5
66794	propionate fermentation	40	4 of 10
66794	lipid metabolism	38.71	12 of 31
66794	vitamin B6 metabolism	36.36	4 of 11
66794	tyrosine metabolism	35.71	5 of 14
66794	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	33.33	3 of 9
66794	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
66794	degradation of hexoses	33.33	6 of 18
66794	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
66794	androgen and estrogen metabolism	31.25	5 of 16
66794	glycine metabolism	30	3 of 10
66794	coenzyme M biosynthesis	30	3 of 10
66794	phenol degradation	30	6 of 20
66794	tryptophan metabolism	28.95	11 of 38
66794	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	28.57	2 of 7
66794	ubiquinone biosynthesis	28.57	2 of 7
66794	metabolism of disaccharids	27.27	3 of 11
66794	ascorbate metabolism	27.27	6 of 22
66794	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
66794	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	25	2 of 8
66794	sulfate reduction	23.08	3 of 13
66794	lipid A biosynthesis	22.22	2 of 9

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
8453	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8453	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+
8453	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Engineered	#Food production	#Beverage
#Host	#Plants	-
#Host Body-Site	#Plant	#Fruit (Seed)
#Host Body Product	#Plant	#Juice (natural)

Isolation

8453

Sample typevegetable juice

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8453	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

GC content

8453

GC-content (mol%)51.1

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
A review on bacteria-derived antioxidant metabolites: their production, purification, characterization, potential applications, and limitations.	Arslan NP, Azad F, Orak T, Budak-Savas A, Ortucu S, Dawar P, Baltaci MO, Ozkan H, Esim N, Taskin M.	Arch Pharm Res	10.1007/s12272-025-01541-5	2025
Exploring the Therapeutic Potentials of Exopolysaccharides Derived From Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria: Antioxidant, Antitumor, and Periodontal Regeneration.	Khalil MA, Sonbol FI, Al-Madboly LA, Aboshady TA, Alqurashi AS, Ali SS	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.803688	2022

References

#8453	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20049
#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 )
#66794	Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#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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Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20049, 27)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Murein

Metabolite utilization

Pathway annotation

API 50CHac

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

GC content

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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