Description

Agrilactobacillus (A. gri. lac. to. ba. cil’lus. L. adj. masc. n. ager, a field; N. L. masc. n. Lactobacillus, a bacterial genus; Agrilactobacillus, a lactobacillus from fields or soil). Gram positive, rod-shaped, catalase negative, homofermentative and aerotolerant. The genome size ranges from 2.33 to 3.47 Mbp; the mol % G + C content of DNA ranges from 42.1 to 44.0. Origin, physiological properties and genome characteristics suggest a free-living lifestyle of the genus. Isolated from compost that included shochu mash and from vegetables (mustard) in Indonesia and China.

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Firmicutes

Class: Bacilli

Order: Lactobacillales

Family: Lactobacillaceae

Genus: Agrilactobacillus

Species: Agrilactobacillus Zheng, Wittouck, Salvetti, Franz, Harris, Mattarelli, O'Toole, Pot, Vandamme, Walter, Watanabe, Wuyts, Felis, Gänzle & Lebeer, 2020