Ligilactobacillus salivarius

Ligilactobacillus salivarius
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Ligilactobacillus
Species:
L. salivarius
Binomial name
Ligilactobacillus salivarius
(Rogosa et al. 1953) Zheng et al. 2020
Synonyms
  • Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Lactobacillus salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Ligilactobacillus salivarius is a probiotic bacteria species that has been found to live in the gastrointestinal tract and exert a range of therapeutic properties including suppression of pathogenic bacteria.