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    Lactobacillus is a type of gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract. It produces lactic acid, competes with harmful organisms, and is often used as a probiotic. Lactobacillus reproduces asexually through binary fission and does not form endospores. While it helps break down food and fight disease, Lactobacillus can also cause infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those with risk factors like dental issues, surgery, or probiotic use.

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    Lactobacillus is a type of gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract. It produces lactic acid, competes with harmful organisms, and is often used as a probiotic. Lactobacillus reproduces asexually through binary fission and does not form endospores. While it helps break down food and fight disease, Lactobacillus can also cause infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those with risk factors like dental issues, surgery, or probiotic use.

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    Lactobacillus is a type of gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract. It produces lactic acid, competes with harmful organisms, and is often used as a probiotic. Lactobacillus reproduces asexually through binary fission and does not form endospores. While it helps break down food and fight disease, Lactobacillus can also cause infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those with risk factors like dental issues, surgery, or probiotic use.

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    February 2022

    MICROBIOLOGY &
    CONMP-18
    PARASITOLOGY

    OBJECTIVES:
    Lactobacillus Enumerate its basic

    characteristics.
    INTRODUCTION Check if it is gram negative or

    positive.
    Know the life cycle of

    Lactobacilli are a type of Gram-


    Lactobacillus.
    positive bacteria found in nutrient-rich How lactobacillus infects.
    environments such as those in foods,
    feeds, plants, vertebrate and
    invertebrate animals, and humans.
    Lactobacillus is the largest genus
    within the group of lactic acid bacteria.
    These species are probiotics ("good"
    bacteria) that helps the body break
    down food, absorb nutrients, and fight
    off disease-causing "bad" bacteria.
    Lactobacillus is a nonmotile bacteria
    that can live in both aerobic and
    anaerobic conditions.

    Beijerinck introduced the genus


    Lactobacillus in 1901. Lactobacillus Lactobacillus is a vital organism known
    species are common bacteria found in for its fermentative ability. During lactic
    the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and acid fermentations, they produce a
    female genital tract, where they create variety of compounds such as organic
    lactic acid (resulting in a low vaginal acids, diacetyl, hydrogen peroxide, and
    pH) and compete with harmful Bacteriocin or bacterial proteins.
    organisms for space. Lactobacillus Biopreservative refers to the use of lactic
    species are often used as probiotics. acid bacteria and their metabolites to
    improve microbiological safety and
    extend the shelf life of foods.

    They are a rod-shape bacteria or


    coccobacilli and occasionally form short
    chains. Although they require rich media
    to grow, they are ubiquitous and may
    survive anywhere there are
    carbohydrates (e.g. food; respiratory,
    gastrointestinal, and urogenital tract of
    human and animals; sewage; and plant
    material). They are non spore-forming
    and lack motility. They are commonly
    used to ferment food and as probiotics .
    Lactobacillus
    LIFE CYCLE

    They reproduce asexually through


    binary fission. The DNA in the parent
    cell replicates, and attaches to different
    sides of the cell membrane.
    Cytokinesis happens next splitting
    into two identical daughter cells.
    However, they don't produce
    endospores like other bacteria during
    unfavorable conditions to survive.

    HOW IT INFECTS

    Lactobacillus can also cause severe


    infections, especially in
    immunocompromised patients
    who have been in the hospital for
    a long time. The most common
    risk factors for Lactobacillus
    infections are dental
    manipulation, poor dental
    hygiene, intravenous drug abuse,
    abdominal surgery, colonoscopy,
    probiotic use, and heavy dairy
    product consumption.
    REFERENCES :
    Bratcher, D. (2018). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Fifth Edition).
    Rebbeca M. et. al. (2017, August). Lifestyles in transition: evolution and natural history of the

    genus Lactobacillus, Pages S27–S48, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fux030.

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