Lactobacillus equi sp. nov., a predominant intestinal Lactobacillus species of the horse isolated from faeces of healthy horses.
Abstract: Lactobacillus equi sp. nov. is described on the basis of 18 strains isolated as one of the predominant intestinal lactobacilli from horse faecal specimens. These 18 strains were isolated from 10 horses of 6 different farms out of 20 horses of 10 farms examined. They were gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, catalase-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, lactic-acid-homofermentative rods. The DNA G+C content was 38.9+/-0.8 mol %. DNA-DNA hybridization failed to associate these strains closely with any of the validly described type strains used. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of representative strain YIT 0455T revealed that the new isolates represent a new Lactobacillus species, for which the name Lactobacillus equi is proposed. The type strain is YIT 0455T (= ATCC BAA-261T = JCM 10991T).
Publication Date: 2002-02-12 PubMed ID: 11837305DOI: 10.1099/00207713-52-1-211Google Scholar: Lookup
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The researchers discovered and described a new species of Lactobacillus, a dominant intestinal bacteria found in horses, named Lactobacillus equi sp. nov., isolated from the feces of healthy horses.
Research Method and Findings
- The research revolved around the identification and classification of a previously unknown Lactobacillus species. The Lactobacillus bacteria help in maintaining a healthy gut microbiota.
- A total of 18 strains of this new species were isolated from the fecal samples of healthy horses. The samples were collected from 10 horses picked from six different farms, which were part of a larger group of 20 horses from 10 different farms.
- The strains were found to be gram-positive, meaning they can be stained violet under a Gram stain test. They lack spores and motion, and also found to be facultatively anaerobic, implying they can survive with or without oxygen. Additionally, they were catalase-negative, indicating they don’t produce the enzyme catalase.
- The new strains were identified as a homofermentative rod, suggesting they ferment sugars into lactic acid as the primary product and take the form of non-tapered, small rod-like structures.
- The DNA G+C content (a measure of the guanine-cytosine composition in DNA) was approximately 38.9%.
Naming the New Species
- These new strains did not match closely with any previously-described type strains in DNA-DNA hybridization, which is a method to check genetic similarity between two microbial species.
- They analyzed the 16S rRNA gene sequence (a method for identifying and classifying bacteria) of a representative strain YIT 0455T and confirmed that the strain represented a new species under Lactobacillus.
- They named this new species as Lactobacillus equi based on its horse origin. YIT 0455T was designated as the “type strain” for this species so that it will be used as a reference for identifying Lactobacillus equi in the future.
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APA
Morotomi M, Yuki N, Kado Y, Kushiro A, Shimazaki T, Watanabe K, Yuyama T.
(2002).
Lactobacillus equi sp. nov., a predominant intestinal Lactobacillus species of the horse isolated from faeces of healthy horses.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 52(Pt 1), 211-214.
https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-1-211 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
- Feces / microbiology
- Horses / microbiology
- Lactobacillus / classification
- Lactobacillus / genetics
- Lactobacillus / isolation & purification
- Lactobacillus / metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
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