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Lentilactobacillus kefiri

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Lentilactobacillus kefiri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Lentilactobacillus
Species:
L. kefiri
Binomial name
Lentilactobacillus kefiri
(Kandler and Kunath 1983) Zheng et al. 2020

Lentilactobacillus kefiri is species of rod-shaped nonmotile bacteria. It is one of the main lactic acid bacteria species found in kefir and kefir grains.[1] It can be bought and used as a probiotic.[2]

Colonies on MRS agar are grayish, smooth, flat and 2 to 4mm in diameter. It is obligately heterofermentive, and can ferment lactose, maltose, melibiose, ribose, as well as sucrose, mannitol and trehalose to a weaker extent. It is not known to be pathogenic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Alraddadi, Faisal A. J.; Ross, Tom; Powell, Shane M. (1 January 2023). "Evaluation of the microbial communities in kefir grains and kefir over time". International Dairy Journal. 136: 105490. doi:10.1016/j.idairyj.2022.105490. ISSN 0958-6946. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Health Canada (26 July 2004). "Natural Health Products Ingredients Database". webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "ABIS Encyclopedia". www.tgw1916.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024.