Sporolactobacillus

Sporolactobacillus is a genus of bacteria.  The species produce lactic acid: They are lactic acid bacteria (LAB).Paul Vos, George Garrity, Dorothy Jones, Noel R. Krieg, Wolfgang Ludwig, Fred A. Rainey, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, William B. Whitman: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Volume 3. New York: Springer, 2001. page 386 - 391.  The cells are rods. They appear single or in pairs. Rarely they make short chains. They can form Endospores which are resistant to temperature of 80 °C  for  10 min. Sporolactobacillus is gram-positive and belong to the Firmicutes.

 Systematics 
The Sporolactobacillus include the following species:
 S. inulinus
 S. kofuensis
 S. lactosus
 S. laevolacticus
 S. nakayamae
 S. putidus
 S. terrae
 S. vineae

 References 

Category:Gram-positive bacteria