''Lactiplantibacillus paraplantarum'' is a rod-shaped species of
lactic acid bacteria
Lactobacillales are an order of gram-positive, low-GC, acid-tolerant, generally nonsporulating, nonrespiring, either rod-shaped (bacilli) or spherical (cocci) bacteria that share common metabolic and physiological characteristics. These bacte ...
first isolated from beer and human faeces.
It is facultatively
heterofermentative
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food ...
. Strain CNRZ 1885 (= CIP 104668) is the type strain.
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External links
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Type strain of ''Lactobacillus paraplantarum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillaceae
Bacteria described in 2000
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