Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20391, ATCC 9338, CCM 91)

Name: Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20391, ATCC 9338, CCM 91)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 6460

Type strain

Strain Designation 36

Culture col. no. DSM 20391 ATCC 9338 CCM 91 NCDO 215 NCIB 6991 20 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1613

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- Difco Lab. <- ATCC <- H.P. Sarett, 36 <- W.H. Peterson ATCC 9338 <-- H. P. Sarett 36 <-- W. H. Peterson. CIP <- 1953, ATCC <- H.P. Sarett: strain 36 <- W. Peterson

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Limosilactobacillus fermentum 36 is an anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote of the family Lactobacillaceae.

Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobe mesophilic 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 3287

LMG 8896,ATCC 9338,CCM 91,DSM 20391,IFO 3071,JCM 1560,LMG 13554,NCFB 215,NCIMB 6991,NCIMB 8028,NCIMB 8962,NCTC 6991,PCM 491,NCDO 215,NCIB 6991,NCIB 8028,CCUG 21453,IAM 1148,NBIMCC 505,CCRC 10360,CECT 285,NCFB 8028,IMET10738,CCM 1831,VKM B-1311,NRRL B-1932,VKM B-1566,CIP 53.163,LMD 46.39,NCAIM B.01146,VTT E-71033,NBRC 3071,CIP 64.53,NCCB 46039,BCRC 10360,IAM 1083,CCT 0559,NCIM 2165,NCIM 2166,CDBB 1039,NRRL B-585,CDBB 1097,CGMCC 1.2029

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:48:20

Domain Bacillati

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)
6457	L. fermentum 27, DSM 20049
6459	L. fermentum 19 LC 3, L 872, DSM 20055, ATCC 11739, NCDO ...
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

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
119313	positive	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8759	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
35173	MEDIUM 41- for Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Weissella, Pediococcus, Sporolactobacillus inulinus		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp broth (55.000 g)
119313	CIP Medium 41	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
8759	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
35173	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
47414	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
119313	positive	growth	22-45
119313	negative	growth	10
119313	negative	growth	15

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance
47414	anaerobe
47414	microaerophile
119313	facultative anaerobe

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8759	A21.04	A4ß L-Orn-D-Asp

Observation

67770

ObservationAssay of Thiamine and pyrithiamine

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
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	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	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
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
68379	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68379	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68379	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	fermentation	from API Coryne
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
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
68379	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API Coryne
119313	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
119313	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
119313	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		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
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	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
68379	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	fermentation	from API Coryne
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68379	16199 ChEBI	urea	+	hydrolysis	from API Coryne
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Antibiotic resistance

@ref	Metabolite	Is sensitive	Is resistant
119313	0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate)

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
119313	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68381	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
119313	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
68379	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API Coryne
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68381	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32STR
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
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68381	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68379	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68379	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API Coryne
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68379	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API Coryne
68381	beta-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
119313	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
68381	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		from API rID32STR
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
119313	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68379	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API Coryne
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
119313	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
119313	oxidase	-
68379	pyrazinamidase	-	3.5.1.B15	from API Coryne
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68379	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API Coryne
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
68379	urease	+	3.5.1.5	from API Coryne
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

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 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
47414	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+

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
119313	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-

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
8759	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
8759	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+/-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
47414	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-
119313	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+/-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-

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
47414	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-

API biotype100

@ref	ControlQ	D-glucose as carbon sourceGLU	D-fructose as carbon sourceFRU	D-galactose as carbon sourceGAL	D-trehalose as carbon sourceTRE	D-mannose as carbon sourceMNE	L-sorbose as carbon sourceSBE	D-melibiose as carbon sourceMEL	sucrose as carbon sourceSAC	D-raffinose as carbon sourceRAF	maltotriose as carbon sourceMTE	maltose as carbon sourceMAL	lactose as carbon sourceLAC	lactulose as carbon sourceLTE	1-O-methyl-beta-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGa	1-O-methyl-alpha-galactopyranoside as carbon sourceMaGa	D-cellobiose as carbon sourceCEL	gentiobiose as carbon sourceGEN	1-O-methyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside as carbon sourceMbGu	esculin as carbon sourceESC	D-ribose as carbon sourceRIB	L-arabinose as carbon sourceARA	D-xylose as carbon sourceXYL	palatinose as carbon sourcePLE	L-rhamnose as carbon sourceRHA	L-fucose as carbon sourceFUC	D-melezitose as carbon sourceMLZ	D-arabitol as carbon sourceDARL	L-arabitol as carbon sourceLARL	xylitol as carbon sourceXLT	dulcitol as carbon sourceDUL	D-tagatose as carbon sourceTAG	glycerol as carbon sourceGLY	myo-inositol as carbon sourceINO	D-mannitol as carbon sourceMAN	maltitol as carbon sourceMTL	D-turanose as carbon sourceTUR	D-sorbitol as carbon sourceSOR	adonitol as carbon sourceADO	hydroxyquinoline-beta-glucuronide as carbon sourceHBG	D-lyxose as carbon sourceLYX	i-erythritol as carbon sourceERY	1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside as carbon sourceMDG	3-O-methyl-D-glucose as carbon source3MDG	D-saccharate as carbon sourceSAT	mucate as carbon sourceMUC	L-tartrate as carbon sourceLTAT	D-tartrate as carbon sourceDTAT	meso-tartrate as carbon sourceMTAT	D-malate as carbon sourceDMLT	L-malate as carbon sourceLMLT	cis-aconitate as carbon sourceCATE	trans-aconitate as carbon sourceTATE	tricarballylate as carbon sourceTTE	citrate as carbon sourceCIT	D-glucuronate as carbon sourceGRT	D-galacturonate as carbon sourceGAT	2-ketogluconate as carbon source2KG	5-ketogluconate as carbon source5KG	tryptophan as carbon sourceTRY	N-acetyl-D-glucosamine as carbon sourceNAG	D-gluconate as carbon sourceGNT	phenylacetate as carbon sourcePAC	protocatechuate as carbon sourcePAT	4-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcepOBE	quinate as carbon sourceQAT	gentisate as carbon sourceGTE	3-hydroxybenzoate as carbon sourcemOBE	benzoate as carbon sourceBAT	3-phenylpropionate as carbon sourcePPAT	m-coumarate as carbon sourceCMT	trigonelline as carbon sourceTGE	betaine as carbon sourceBET	putrescine as carbon sourcePCE	4-aminobutyrate as carbon sourceABT	histamine as carbon sourceHIN	DL-lactate as carbon sourceLAT	caprate as carbon sourceCAP	caprylate as carbon sourceCYT	L-histidine as carbon sourceHIS	succinate as carbon sourceSUC	fumarate as carbon sourceFUM	glutarate as carbon sourceGRE	DL-glycerate as carbon sourceGYT	5-aminovalerate as carbon sourceAVT	ethanolamine as carbon sourceETN	tryptamine as carbon sourceTTN	D-glucosamine as carbon sourceGLN	itaconate as carbon sourceITA	3-hydroxybutyrate as carbon source3OBU	L-aspartate as carbon sourceAPT	L-glutamate as carbon sourceGTT	L-proline as carbon sourcePRO	D-alanine as carbon sourceDALA	L-alanine as carbon sourceLALA	L-serine as carbon sourceSER	malonate as carbon sourceMNT	propionate as carbon sourcePROP	L-tyrosine as carbon sourceTYR	2-ketoglutarate as carbon source2KT
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Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8759	yes, in single cases	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
119313		1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Lactobacillus fermentum ATCC 9338 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF429481	515	1613
20218	Lactobacillus fermentum strain ATCC 9338 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S intergenic spacer, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF429568	528	1613
124043	Lactobacillus fermentum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 1560.	AB289106	676	1613
124043	Lactobacillus fermentum gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 3071.	AB680002	1501	1613

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)
8759	53.4
67770	48.8

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Legumes and Legume-Based Beverages Fermented with Lactic Acid Bacteria as a Potential Carrier of Probiotics and Prebiotics.	Cichonska P, Ziarno M.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10010091	2021
	Ingredients, Processing, and Fermentation: Addressing the Organoleptic Boundaries of Plant-Based Dairy Analogues.	Pua A, Tang VCY, Goh RMV, Sun J, Lassabliere B, Liu SQ.	Foods	10.3390/foods11060875	2022
	Exploring the Synthesis of Lactic Acid from Sugarcane Molasses Collected in Côte d'Ivoire Using Limosilactobacillus fermentum ATCC 9338 in a Batch Fermentation Process.	Mabia AG, Andrianisa HA, Danielli C, Ouattara LY, Kouadio NE, Kouassi EKA, Gardossi L, Yao KB.	Bioengineering (Basel)	10.3390/bioengineering12080817	2025
Pathogenicity	Lactobacillus fermentum ATCC 9338 ameliorates immune dysregulation via indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase through modulating gut microbial diversity of chronic unpredictable mild stressed mouse.	Tiwari S, Paramanik V.	Metab Brain Dis	10.1007/s11011-025-01748-x	2025
	Lactobacillus fermentum ATCC 9338 Supplementation Prevents Depressive-Like Behaviors Through Glucocorticoid Receptor and N-Methyl-D-aspartate2b in Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress Mouse Model.	Tiwari S, Paramanik V.	Mol Neurobiol	10.1007/s12035-025-04738-3	2025
	Effect of encapsulation technology and in vitro digestion on the hypocholesterolemic activity of Limosilactobacillus fermentum K73.	Cardoso-Cardenas M, Bauer-Estrada K, Diaz-Barrera LE, Quintanilla-Carvajal MX.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622211	2025
	Antitumor properties of traditional lactic acid bacteria: Short-chain fatty acid production and interleukin 12 induction.	Mobasherpour P, Yavarmanesh M, Edalatian Dovom MR.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36183	2024
Pathogenicity	The insertion of the inverted repeat of an insertion sequence (IS) element from Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus changes the host range and stability of pGK12, a shuttle vector for lactic acid bacteria.	Xie Z, Jin Y-S, Klaenhammer TR, Miller MJ.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01908-24	2025
	Comparison of the effects of probiotic strains (Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Limosilactobacillus fermentum) isolated from human and food products on the immune response of CT26 tumor-bearing mice.	Hatami S, Yavarmanesh M, Sankian M.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-023-01060-9	2023
	Comparison of probiotic Lactobacillus strains isolated from dairy and Iranian traditional food products with those from human source on intestinal microbiota using BALB/C mice model.	Hatami S, Yavarmanesh M, Sankian M, Issazadeh SA.	Braz J Microbiol	10.1007/s42770-022-00790-6	2022
	Assessing probiotic viability in mixed species yogurt using a novel propidium monoazide (PMAxx)-quantitative PCR method.	Marole TA, Sibanda T, Buys EM.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1325268	2024
	Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Nano-probiotics Versus Free Probiotics Against Gastrointestinal Pathogenic Bacteria.	Al-Hazmi NE, Naguib DM.	Indian J Microbiol	10.1007/s12088-023-01140-2	2024
	Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Lipid Profile of Bean-Based Plant Substitute of Fermented Milk.	Ziarno M, Brys J, Parzyszek M, Veber A.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8091348	2020
	Nutraceutical Combinational Therapy for Diarrhoea Control with Probiotic Beverages from Fermented Fruits, Vegetables and Cereals to Regain Lost Hydration, Nutrition and Gut Microbiota.	Dahiya D, Nigam PS.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms11092190	2023
	Nutrition and Health through the Use of Probiotic Strains in Fermentation to Produce Non-Dairy Functional Beverage Products Supporting Gut Microbiota.	Dahiya D, Nigam PS.	Foods	10.3390/foods11182760	2022
Pathogenicity	Development and In Vivo Characterization of Probiotic Lysate-Treated Chitosan Nanogel as a Novel Biocompatible Formulation for Wound Healing.	Ashoori Y, Mohkam M, Heidari R, Abootalebi SN, Mousavi SM, Hashemi SA, Golkar N, Gholami A.	Biomed Res Int	10.1155/2020/8868618	2020
	Wall teichoic acid-dependent phagocytosis of intact cell walls of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum elicits IL-12 secretion from macrophages.	Kojima N, Kojima S, Hosokawa S, Oda Y, Zenke D, Toura Y, Onohara E, Yokota SI, Nagaoka M, Kuroda Y.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.986396	2022
Pathogenicity	Thymus vulgaris L. Essential Oil Solid Formulation: Chemical Profile and Spasmolytic and Antimicrobial Effects.	Micucci M, Protti M, Aldini R, Frosini M, Corazza I, Marzetti C, Mattioli LB, Tocci G, Chiarini A, Mercolini L, Budriesi R.	Biomolecules	10.3390/biom10060860	2020
Enzymology	Screening of Lactobacillus spp. for the prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infections.	Alexandre Y, Le Berre R, Barbier G, Le Blay G.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-14-107	2014
Pathogenicity	Factors affecting the resistance of Lactobacillus fermenti to lysozyme.	Neujahr HY, Borstad B, Logardt IM.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.116.2.694-698.1973	1973
	Effect of Lactic Acid Fermentation on Volatile Compounds and Sensory Characteristics of Mango (Mangifera indica) Juices.	Mandha J, Shumoy H, Devaere J, Schouteten JJ, Gellynck X, De Winne A, Matemu AO, Raes K.	Foods	10.3390/foods11030383	2022
	Effects of Lacto-Fermented Agricultural By-Products as a Natural Disinfectant against Post-Harvest Diseases of Mango (Mangifera indica L.).	Ranjith FH, Muhialdin BJ, Yusof NL, Mohammed NK, Miskandar MH, Hussin ASM	Plants (Basel)	10.3390/plants10020285	2021
Metabolism	Lipoteichoic acids are embedded in cell walls during logarithmic phase, but exposed on membrane vesicles in Lactobacillus gasseri JCM 1131(T).	Shiraishi T, Yokota S, Sato Y, Ito T, Fukiya S, Yamamoto S, Sato T, Yokota A	Benef Microbes	10.3920/BM2017.0124	2018
Biotechnology	Antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus sake isolated from dry fermented sausages.	Sobrino OJ, Rodriguez JM, Moreira WL, Fernandez MF, Sanz B, Hernandez PE	Int J Food Microbiol	10.1016/0168-1605(91)90130-h	1991
Pathogenicity	Superoxide dismutase activity in some strains of lactobacilli: induction by manganese.	Gonzalez SN, Apella MC, Romero N, Pesce de Ruiz Holgado AA, Oliver G	Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo)	10.1248/cpb.37.3026	1989
Cultivation	Serological studies on chemostat-grown cultures of Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactobacillus plantarum.	Knox KW, Campbell LK, Broady KW, Wicken AJ	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.24.1.12-18.1979	1979

References

#8759	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 20391
#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 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#35173	; Curators of the CIP;
#47414	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 21453
#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 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68379	Automatically annotated from API Coryne .
#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#119313	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 53.163
#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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Limosilactobacillus fermentum (DSM 20391, ATCC 9338, CCM 91)

Name and taxonomic classification

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Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

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Metabolite utilization

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API zym

API 50CHac

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API biotype100

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Risk assessment

Sequence information

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