Microbe Identification
Microbe nameLactobacillus acidophilus
NCBI Taxonomy ID1579
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumFirmicutes
ClassBacilli
OrderLactobacillales
FamilyLactobacillaceae
GenusLactobacillus
Species acidophilus
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperature25
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
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome23274889
HumanOral cavitySalivaDisbiome31247001
HumanVaginaMucosaDisbiome29791775
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome23386831