Lactobacillus lactis as dominant lactobacilli flora in human intestine.
The presence of Lactobacillus lactis, as a dominant lactic acid microflora, has been demonstrated in human feces by means of phenotypic and genotypic tests. This unusual fecal bacteria allows some considerations on the ubiquity and environmental specificity of the lactobacilli.
D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
D004269:DNA, Bacterial