Abstract
The bacterial family Lactobacillaceae (the lactobacilli) occupy a unique role in microbiology due to their beneficial role in both human cultural history and biology, from the food preservation of hunter gatherers-turned-farmers, through the prevention of scurvy in seafarers exploring new worlds, and the health-promoting properties of species that colonize the human body as well as animals that are important for agriculture and pollination. The almost bewildering phenotypic and genomic complexity of the former genus Lactobacillus was recently reconciled with molecular taxonomy and phylogeny to establish robust genera comprising the Lactobacillaceae, whose main features are summarized in this Microbe Profile.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 001414 |
| Journal | Microbiology (United Kingdom) |
| Volume | 169 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- commensalism
- Lactobacillaceae
- Lactobacillus
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Limosilactobacillus reuteri
- probiotic
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