Description

Furfurilactobacillus (Fur. fu. ri. lac. to. ba. cil’lus. L. masc. n. furfur bran, relating to the origin of furfurilactobacilli from cereal fermentations; N. L. masc. n. Lactobacillus a bacterial genus name; N. L. masc. n. Furfurilactobacillus a lactobacillus from bran). Heterofermentative and aerotolerant. Growth is observed at 15 and 37 ° C but not at 45 ° C. The two species in the genus with genome sequences available have a genome size of 2.9 – 3.0 Mbp and a mol % G + C content of DNA of 43 – 44 %. Species in thegenus were isolated from sourdough or spoiled beer and have an exceptional capacity to metabolize phenolic compounds [240, 241]. The ecology of the genus remains largely unexplored but appears to be similar to the nomadic lifestyle of L. plantarum. Aphylogenetic tree on the basis of 16 S rRNA genes of all species in the genus Lactiplantibacillus is provided in Figure S 6 L.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Firmicutes

Class: Bacilli

Order: Lactobacillales

Family: Lactobacillaceae

Genus: Furfurilactobacillus

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