Ligilactobacillus animalis

Ligilactobacillus animalis is a non-motile, homofermentative species in the Gram-positive genus Ligilactobacillus, initially isolated from the dental plaque of primates and intestinal samples of a dog and mouse. L. animalis has optimal growth at 37°C on MRS agar, making this species mesophilic. The first reported isolates could ferment cellobiose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose, and salicin, but not xylose. The genome size of the type strain is 1.89 Mbp and the G/C content is 41.1%.