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Table 1 Genomic features of a selected number of lactic acid bacteria related to human lifestyle and health.

From: Functional genomics of lactic acid bacteria: from food to health

Bacterial species

Example of

Sequenced Strain

Isolation Source

Genome Size (Mbp)

Number of

Plasmids

%GC

Number of Proteins

References

Lactobacilli

       

Lactobacillus acidophilus

NCFM

GI tract (Feces)

1.99

0

34.7

1,832

[112]

Lactobacillus amylovorus

GRL1112

Pig GI Tract (Feces)*

2.13

2

38.1

2,121

[195]

Lactobacillus brevis

ATCC 367

Unknown

2.34

2

46.0

2,218

[19]

Lactobacillus buchneri

ATCC 11577

Oral Cavity

2.86

n.d.

39,5

3,002

DS

Lactobacillus casei

BL23

Food (Cheese)

3.08

0

46.3

2,997

[196]

Lactobacillus crispatus

EM-LC1

GI Tract (Feces)

1.83

n.d.

37.0

1,751

DS

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

ATCC 11842

Food (Dairy product)

1.87

0

49.7

1,529

[19]

Lactobacillus fermentum

IFO 3956

Food (Plant)

2.1

0

51.5

1,843

[197]

Lactobacillus gasseri

ATCC 33323

Human origin

1.89

0

35.3

1,755

[19]

Lactobacillus helveticus

DPC 4571

Food (Cheese)

2.08

0

37.1

1,610

[113]

Lactobacillus iners

AB-1

Vaginal Cavity

1.29

0

32.7

1,209

[154]

Lactobacillus jensenii

269-3

Vaginal Cavity

1.69

n.d.

34.4

1,575

DS

Lactobacillus johnsonii

NCC 533

GI Tract (Intestine)

1.99

0

34.6

1,821

[198]

Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens

ZW3

Food (Kefir)

2.35

2

37.4

2,162

[199]

Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. casei

N1115

Food (Dairy products)

3.06

4

46.5

2,985

[200]

Lactobacillus plantarum

WCFS1

Oral Cavity (Saliva)

3.35

3

44.4

3,063

[201]

Lactobacillus reuteri

DSM 20016

GI Tract (Intestine)

2.0

0

38.9

1,900

DS

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

GG

GI Tract (Intestine)

3.01

0

46.7

2,913

[69]

Lactobacillus ruminis

ATCC 25644

GI Tract (Intestine)

2.07

0

43.7

2,153

[111]

Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salivarius

UCC118

GI Tract (Intestine)

2.13

3

33.0

2,013

[106]

Lactobacillus sakei subsp. sakei

23K

Food (Meat)

1.88

0

41.3

1,871

[202]

Lactococci

       

Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis

IL1403

Food (Cheese)

2.37

0

35.3

2,277

[13]

Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris

MG1363

Food (Dairy Products)

2.53

0

35.7

2.434

[203]

Streptococci

       

Streptococcus salivarius

CCHSS3

Oral Cavity

2.22

0

39.9

2,027

DS

Streptococcus thermophilus

CNRZ1066

Food (Yoghurt)

1.8

0

39.1

1,914

[181]

Enterococci

       

Enterococcus faecalis

V583

Clinical Sample (Blood)

3.36

3

37.4

3,264

[204]

Enterococcus faecium

DO

Clinical Sample

3.05

3

37.9

3,114

[205]

Oenococci

       

Oenococcus oeni

PSU-1

Food (Plant)

1.78

0

37.9

1,691

[19]

Pediococcus

       

Pediococcus pentosaceus

ATCC 25745

Food (Plant)

1.83

0

37.4

1,752

[19]

Pediococcus claussenii

ATCC BAA-344

Food (Beer)

1.98

8

37.0

1,881

[182]

Leuconostoc

       

Leuconostoc mesenteroides

ATCC 8293

Food (Olives)

2.08

1

37.7

2,003

[19]

Leuconostoc citreum

KM20

Food (Kimchi)

1.9

4

38.9

1,820

[136]

Leuconostoc gelidum

JB7

Food (Kimchi)

1.89

0

36.7

1,796

[206]

Leuconostoc carnosum

JB16

Food (Kimchi)

1.77

4

37.1

1,691

[207]

Leuconostoc kimchi

IMSNU 11154

Food (Kimchi)

2.1

5

37.9

2,129

[208]

Leuconostoc gasicomitatum

LMG 18811T

Food (Spoilage)

1.95

0

36.7

1,912

[209]

  1. Legend: DS, Direct Submission to sequence databases; n.d, not defined; *, No human isolates have been sequenced yet. Due to some discrepancies between the original references and the sequence databases, the data shown in the table were exclusively retrieved from NCBI databases as on 4th of April 2014.
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