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Table 3 Source of isolation and environmental niche of the selected LAB

From: Comparative genomics of lactic acid bacteria reveals a niche-specific gene set

Species

Isolated From

Environmental Niche

Lb. helveticus DPC4571

Cheese

Dairy

Lb. acidophilus NCFM

Infant faeces

Gut

Lb. johnsonii NCC533

Human faeces

Gut

Lb. sakei 23 K

Meat

Multi-niche

Lb. salivarius UCC118

Terminal ileum of human

Gut

Lb. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC11842

Yoghurt

Dairy

Lb. plantarum WCFS1

Human saliva

Multi-niche

S. thermophilus LMG18311

Yoghurt

Dairy

Lb. reuteri F275 JCM 1112

Adult Intestine

Gut

Lb. brevis ATCC3567

Silage

Multi-niche

Lb. gasseri ATCC 33323

Human Gut

Gut