Ligilactobacillus ruminis

Ligilactobacillus ruminis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Ligilactobacillus
Species:
L. ruminis
Binomial name
Ligilactobacillus ruminis
(Sharpe et al. 1973) Zheng et al. 2020
Type strain
ATCC 27780T = DSM 20403T = JCM 1149T

Ligilactobacillus ruminis is a species of Gram-positive, homofermentative, rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria in the genus Ligilactobacillus. First described from bovine rumen contents in 1973, it has since been identified in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and other mammals.

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