Lactobacillus thermophilus
Species of bacterium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lactobacillus thermophilus" is a gram-positive, non-motile, non-sporulating rod-shaped bacterium.[2] It belongs to the genus Bacillus, but has not been formally named or reclassified.[3] Found mostly in pasteurized milk, the bacterium is reported to grow optimally from 50 °C to 60 °C.[2] The bacterium is a facultative anaerobe and has shown the ability to create acid using numerous sugars and alcohols.[2] Most of the lactic acid produced by the organism is D-lactic acid, however studies have shown the production of some L-lactic acid.[4][5]
| "Lactobacillus thermophilus" | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Lactobacillus |
| Species: | L. thermophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lactobacillus thermophilus Ayers and Johnson 1924[1] | |
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