Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC 33323

Lactobacillus_gasseri
Names Lactobacillus gasseri ATCC 33323
Accession numbers NC_008530
Background Lactobacilli are normal inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract of man and animals where they are widely considered to exert a number of beneficial roles including immunomodulation, interference with enteric pathogens, and maintenance of a healthy intestinal microflora. Historically, probiotic roles have been ascribed primarily to Lactobacillus acidophilus. The genus Lactobacillus presently comprises more than 50 recognized species of non pathogenic bacteria which in addition to their probiotic effects are useful to human as indispensable agents for the fermentation of foods and feed. Among these, Lactobacillus gasseri appears to represent the major homofermentative Lactobacillus species that occupies the human GI tract. This L. gasseri demonstrates good survival in the GI tract and has been associated with a variety of probiotic activities and roles including reduction of fecal mutagenic enzymes, adherence to intestinal tissues, stimulation of macrophages, and production of bacteriocins. Like other lactic acid bacteria, L.gasseri are acid tolerant, cannot synthesize porphyrins, and possess a strictly fermentative metabolism with lactic acid as the major metabolic end product (adapted from http://genome.jgi-psf.org/lacga/lacga.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Lactobacillales
Family:Lactobacillaceae
Genus:Lactobacillus
Species:gasseri
Strain ATCC 33323
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (22-MAY-2006) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
(24-OCT-2006) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site "human mouth, gut and feces"
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Facultative
Optimal temperature 25.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement Chains, Singles
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No