Microbe Identification
Microbe nameLactobacillus fermentum
NCBI Taxonomy ID1613
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumFirmicutes
ClassBacilli
OrderLactobacillales
FamilyLactobacillaceae
GenusLimosilactobacillus
Species fermentum
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperatureNot Available
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatMultiple
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementChains
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismSaccharolytic, respiratory or fermentative
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanLungBacDive34718743
HumanBronchiBacDive34718743
HumanLungBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineBacDive34718743
HumanLungBacDive34718743
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueDisbiome30300382
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31247001
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome20848492
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome32235826