Domain Bacteria Class Bacilli Genus Lactobacillus | Phylum Firmicutes Family Lactobacillaceae Rank Species | |
Similar Lactobacillus fructivorans, Lactobacillus helveticus, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides | ||
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens is a species of slime-forming, homofermentative, rod-shaped lactic acid bacteria first isolated from kefir grains, hence its name. Its type strain is WT-2B (ATCC 43761). Its genome has been sequenced.
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