Description

Paralactobacillus (Pa. ra. lac. to. ba. cil’lus. Gr. prep. para resembling; N. L. masc. n. Lactobacillus a bacterial genus; Paralactobacillus resembling the genus Lactobacillus). Cell are Gram-positive, homofermentative, non-motile, nonspore-forming rods, usually occurring singly oras pairs. They produce both D (−) - and L (+) - lactic acid from glucose. They produce acid from mannose and salicin but not from lactose, melibiose, raffinose, ribose or xylose. They grow at 15 ° C but not at 45 ° C and with 6.5 % NaCl.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Firmicutes

Class: Bacilli

Order: Lactobacillales

Family: Lactobacillaceae

Genus: Paralactobacillus

Species: Paralactobacillus (Selangorensis, 2020) Selangorensis, 2020