Ligilactobacillus animalis

Ligilactobacillus animalis is a non-motile, homofermentative species in the Gram-positive genus Ligilactobacillus, initially isolated from the dental plaque of primates and intestinal samples of a dog and mouse.[3] L. animalis has optimal growth at 37°C on MRS agar, making this species mesophilic.[2] The first reported isolates could ferment cellobiose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose, and salicin, but not xylose.[3] The genome size of the type strain is 1.89 Mbp and the G/C content is 41.1%.[1]

Ligilactobacillus animalis
1000x magnification of a Gram-stained sample of Ligilactobacillus animalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Lactobacillaceae
Genus:	Ligilactobacillus
Binomial name
Ligilactobacillus animalis (Dent and Williams 1983) Zheng et al. 2020[1]
Type strain
ATCC 35046; CCUG 33906; CIP 103152; DSM 20602; IFO 15882; JCM 5670; LMG 9843; NBRC 15882; NCDO 2425; NCFB 2425; NCIMB 13278; NRRL B-14176[2]
Synonyms[3]
Lactobacillus animalis Dent and Williams 1983