Lactobacillus porci

Lactobacillus porci is a species of bacteria that falls within the Lactobacillus genus. Like other species in this genus, L. porci are gram-positive rods, non-spore forming and facultative anaerobic. L. porci is non-motile, and catalase negative.

Characteristics
Lactobacillus porci was first discovered in Korea from a pig's small intestine. The type strain was cultured from a part of the intestine, suspended in a sodium chloride dilution. L. porci grows on de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MSR) agar where it forms ivory colored colonies under anaerobic conditions. The species of bacteria is located primarily in guts of mammals and insects.

Phylogenetic trees show that L. porci is closely related to strains and subspecies of L. delbrueckii.

Biochemistry
L. porci can grow in anaerobic conditions and is capable of producing lactic acid from fermentation of glucose.