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<br><i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> (<i>L. plantarum</i>) is a rod-shaped, gram-positive lactic acid bacterium from the spirochete phylum. It is common found in the human and mammalian gastrointestinal tract and in saliva, as well as in various food products. It can grow at temperatures between 15-45˚C and at pH levels as low as 3.2 (1). <i>L. plantarum</i> is a facultative heterofermentative (2,3), which means that it ferments sugars to produce lactic acid, ethanol or acetic acid, and carbon dioxide under certain conditions and substrates. Depending on the carbon source, these bacteria can switch from using heterofermentative and homofermentative ways of metabolism. <i>L. plantarum</i> is a current interest to researchers and the food industry since it is considered a safe probiotic. This bacterium is acid and bile salt tolerant, which allows it to survive the passage through the gastrointestinal tract of humans. <br> | <br><i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> (<i>L. plantarum</i>) is a rod-shaped, gram-positive lactic acid bacterium from the spirochete phylum. It is common found in the human and mammalian gastrointestinal tract and in saliva, as well as in various food products. It can grow at temperatures between 15-45˚C and at pH levels as low as 3.2 (1). <i>L. plantarum</i> is a facultative heterofermentative (2,3), which means that it ferments sugars to produce lactic acid, ethanol or acetic acid, and carbon dioxide under certain conditions and substrates. Depending on the carbon source, these bacteria can switch from using heterofermentative and homofermentative ways of metabolism. <i>L. plantarum</i> is a current interest to researchers and the food industry since it is considered a safe probiotic. This bacterium is acid and bile salt tolerant, which allows it to survive the passage through the gastrointestinal tract of humans. <br> | ||
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<br>[[Image:genome.gif|thumb|300px|right|Genome-atlas view of the L. plantarum WCFS1 chromosome, with the predicted origin of replication at the top. The outer to inner circles show (i) positive strand ORFs (red); (ii) negative strand ORFs (blue); (iii) GC-skew (green); (iv) G+C content (black); (v) prophage-related functions (green) and IS-like elements (purple); and (vi) rDNA operons (black) and tRNA encoding genes (red). Kleerebezem 2003.]] | <br>[[Image:genome.gif|thumb|300px|right|Genome-atlas view of the L. plantarum WCFS1 chromosome, with the predicted origin of replication at the top. The outer to inner circles show (i) positive strand ORFs (red); (ii) negative strand ORFs (blue); (iii) GC-skew (green); (iv) G+C content (black); (v) prophage-related functions (green) and IS-like elements (purple); and (vi) rDNA operons (black) and tRNA encoding genes (red). Kleerebezem 2003.]] | ||
<i>L. plantarum</i> has a relatively large genome compared to other <i>Lactobacillus spp</i>. Its genome consists of a 3.3 Mb chromosome, which is the largest sequenced genome of any lactic acid bacteria (2). The genome of <i>L. plantarum</i> consists of five rRNA operons, which are evenly distributed around the chromosome (FIGURE, 1). 62 tRNA encoding genes have been found and seem to be in relation to some of the rRNA clusters. In addition, the genome encodes two classes of transposase regions, which are thought to encode mobile genetic elements (1). | |||
The genome consists of 3,052 protein-encoding genes and only 39 of these genes are pseudogenes (1). <i>L. plantarum</i> proteins are very similar to other Gram-positive bacteria since they have low GC content, have a peptidoglycan cell wall, and they are organized collinear. <i>L. plantarum</i> genome contains genes for the Embden-Meyerhoff-Parnas (EMP) pathway and some of the genes correlate to enzymes that break down pentoses and hexoses. Furthermore, its genome shows that it has genes that encode for phosphotransferase, mannose, and fructose systems (1). | |||
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Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) is a rod-shaped, gram-positive lactic acid bacterium from the spirochete phylum. It is common found in the human and mammalian gastrointestinal tract and in saliva, as well as in various food products. It can grow at temperatures between 15-45˚C and at pH levels as low as 3.2 (1). L. plantarum is a facultative heterofermentative (2,3), which means that it ferments sugars to produce lactic acid, ethanol or acetic acid, and carbon dioxide under certain conditions and substrates. Depending on the carbon source, these bacteria can switch from using heterofermentative and homofermentative ways of metabolism. L. plantarum is a current interest to researchers and the food industry since it is considered a safe probiotic. This bacterium is acid and bile salt tolerant, which allows it to survive the passage through the gastrointestinal tract of humans.
Genome
L. plantarum has a relatively large genome compared to other Lactobacillus spp. Its genome consists of a 3.3 Mb chromosome, which is the largest sequenced genome of any lactic acid bacteria (2). The genome of L. plantarum consists of five rRNA operons, which are evenly distributed around the chromosome (FIGURE, 1). 62 tRNA encoding genes have been found and seem to be in relation to some of the rRNA clusters. In addition, the genome encodes two classes of transposase regions, which are thought to encode mobile genetic elements (1).
The genome consists of 3,052 protein-encoding genes and only 39 of these genes are pseudogenes (1). L. plantarum proteins are very similar to other Gram-positive bacteria since they have low GC content, have a peptidoglycan cell wall, and they are organized collinear. L. plantarum genome contains genes for the Embden-Meyerhoff-Parnas (EMP) pathway and some of the genes correlate to enzymes that break down pentoses and hexoses. Furthermore, its genome shows that it has genes that encode for phosphotransferase, mannose, and fructose systems (1).
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Edited by student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2011, Kenyon College.
