''Lactobacillus gasseri'' is a species in the genus ''
Lactobacillus
''Lactobacillus'' is a genus of Gram-positive, aerotolerant anaerobes or microaerophilic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria. Until 2020, the genus ''Lactobacillus'' comprised over 260 phylogenetically, ecologically, and metabolically diver ...
'' identified in 1980 by François Gasser and his associates.
It is part of the vaginal flora. Its genome has been sequenced.
''L. gasseri'' is a
normal inhabitant of the lower reproductive tract in healthy women.
It also produces
Lactocillin
Lactocillin is a thiopeptide antibiotic which is encoded for and produced by biosynthetic genes clusters in the bacteria ''Lactobacillus gasseri''. Lactocillin was discovered and purified in 2014. ''Lactobacillus gasseri'' is one of the four ''La ...
.
''Lactobacillus gasseri'' produces gassericin A, a
bacteriocin
Bacteriocins are proteinaceous or peptidic toxins produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strain(s). They are similar to yeast and paramecium killing factors, and are structurally, functionally, and ec ...
.
References
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Lactobacillus gasseri'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillaceae
Bacteria described in 1980
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