Differential characters of L. backii and L. iwatensis
 
Cystine
arylamidase
Esterase C4
Beta-
galactosidase
Beta-
glucosidase
N-acetyl-beta-
glucosaminidase
Arbutin
Salicin
Sorbitol
L. backii
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L. iwatensis
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  1. Tohno M, Kitahara M, Irisawa T, Masuda T, Uegaki R, Ohkuma M and Tajima K, 2013. Description of Lactobacillus iwatensis sp.
    nov. isolated from orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) silage, and Lactobacillus backii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 63, 3854-
    3860.
  2. Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz MAP et al., 2020. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel
    genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae.
    Int J Syst Microbiol. 70, 2782-2858.
Lactobacillus (Loigolactobacillus) backii
Taxonomy
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Phylum Bacillota (Firmicutes), Class Bacilli, Order Lactobacillales, Family Lactobacillaceae, Genus Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus
backii
Tohno, Kitahara, Irisawa, Masuda, Uegaki, Ohkuma and Tajima 2013.

Homotypic synonym:
Loigolactobacillus backii (Tohno et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020.
Gram-positive rods, 0.7 x 3.0 µm, occur singly or in pairs. Non-spore-forming.
Non-motile.
Colonies on MRS agar are white, smooth, convex, 0.2-0.8 mm in diameter, after 72 h
at 30 ºC under anaerobic conditions. Facultative anaerobe. Grows at temperature
range 10-37 ºC (optimally at 30 ºC), pH range 3.5-8.0 and in 4.0-6.5% NaCl.
Isolated from spoiled lager beer.
Undetermined.
Homofermentative.
Description is based mostly on API 50 CHL, API ZYM, API 20 Strep (bioMerieux) results.

Positive results for acid phosphatase, cystine arylamidase, beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase,
leucine arylamidase, valine arylamidase, acid production from arbutin, fructose, glucose (without gas production), mannitol,
mannose, sorbitol, salicin, and N-acetylglucosamine.

Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, arginine dihydrolase, catalase, esterase C4, esterase lipase, esculin hydrolysis,
alpha-fucosidase, alpha-glucosidase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, lipase C14, alpha-mannosidase, trypsin,
alpha-chymotrypsin, acid production from adonitol, amygdalin, L- and D-arabinose, L- and D-arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol,
esculin, fucose, galactose, beta-gentiobiose, gluconate, methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, glycerol, glycogen, inositol, inulin, 2- and
5-ketogluconate, lactose, D-lyxose, maltose, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbose, starch, sucrose, tagatose,
trehalose, turanose, xylitol, and xylose.
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