Lactobacillales

Lactobacillales
Lesions of Weissella confusa in the mona monkey (hematoxylin and eosin stain): A) liver: portal triads with neutrophilic infiltration (x10); A1, presence of bacterial emboli inside the vein (arrow) (x40). B) acute pneumonia: edema, congestion, and leukocyte cells exudation in the pulmonary alveoli (x10). C) encephalitis: congestion and marginalized neutrophils in nervous vessels (x10)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Families
Aerococcaceae Carnobacteriaceae Enterococcaceae Lactobacillaceae Leuconostocaceae Streptococcaceae

The Lactobacillales are an order of Gram-positive bacteria that comprise the lactic acid bacteria. They are prolific in nature, and are found in soil, water, plants and animals. They are widely used in the production of fermented foods, including dairy products such as yogurt, cheese, butter, buttermilk, kefir and koumiss. LAB are also responsible for the malolactic fermentation process in wine production, and the fermenting of salted cabbage to sauerkraut.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN) ^{[1] [2]} and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project ^[3]

Lactobacillales part 2 (continued)

Notes:
♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature LPSN

Lactic acid bacteria genera

• Abiotrophia
• Aerococcus
• Carnobacterium
• Enterococcus
• Lactobacillus
• Lactococcus
• Leuconostoc
• Oenococcus
• Pediococcus
• Streptococcus
• Tetragenococcus
• Vagococcus
• Weissella

See also

• Lactic acid fermentation

References

1. ↑ See the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Data extracted from J.P. Euzéby. "Lactobacillales". Retrieved 2012-05-17. 
2. ↑ See the NCBI webpage on Lactobacillales Data extracted from Sayers et al. "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2012-05-17. 
3. ↑ See the 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project . Data extracted from the "16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 (full tree)". Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2012-05-17.