Table 1 Comparison of the features of Lactobacillus spp. genome and probiotic potential
Attributes | Lactobacillus strains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | L. pentosus | L. plantarum | L. rhamnosus | L. casei | L. pentosus | L. johnsonii |
Strain | SLC13 | GB-LP1 | CNCM I-3698 | BD-II | KCA1 | FI9785 |
Size (bp) | 3,520,510 | 3,040,388 | 2,966,480 | 3,069,926 | 3,418,159 | 1,755,993 |
GC content (%) | 46.5 | 44.9 | 46.69 | 46.34 | 46.4 | 34.49 |
Plasmid (no.) | 1 (pSLC13: 62,498 bp) | – | – | 1 (57,362 bp) | – | 2 (p9785S: 3471 bp; p9785L: 25,652 bp) |
RNAs (no.) | 82 | 79 | 55 | 64 | 80 | 57 |
Coding sequences | 3172 (76 in plasmids) | 2899 | 2939 | 3139 (65 in plasmids) | 2967 | 1710 (3 in p9785S; 25 in p9785L) |
Resource (country) | Mustard pickles (Taiwan) | Traditional fermented food (Korea) | Goat rumen (UK) | Homemade koumiss (China) | Human vagina (Netherlands) | Poultry-derived (UK) |
Probiotic potentials | Immune response, antibacterial activity | Immune response, suppression of pathogen growth, and antitoxin effects | Antagonistic activities against zoonotic pathogens | Reduce the blood lipid level and regulate the cardiovascular system | Produce biosurfactants, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and inhibit the growth of intestinal and urogenital pathogens | Immunomodulation, and competitive exclusion of pathogens |