Ligilactobacillus animalis is a non-motile, homofermentative species in the Gram-positive genus Ligilactobacillus, initially isolated from the dental plaque of primates and intestinal samples of a dog and mouse.

[3] L. animalis has optimal growth at 37°C on MRS agar, making this species mesophilic.

[2] The first reported isolates could ferment cellobiose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose, and salicin, but not xylose.

[3] The genome size of the type strain is 1.89 Mbp and the G/C content is 41.1%.

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