Ligilactobacillus salivarius

Ligilactobacillus
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Binomial name
Ligilactobacillus salivarius
(Rogosa et al. 1953) Zheng et al. 2020
Synonyms
  • Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Lactobacillus salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Ligilactobacillus salivarius is a probiotic bacteria species that has been found to live in the gastrointestinal tract and exert a range of therapeutic properties including suppression of pathogenic bacteria.[1]

  1. ^ Neville, BA.; O'Toole, PW. (May 2010). "Probiotic properties of Lactobacillus salivarius and closely related Lactobacillus species". Future Microbiol. 5 (5): 759–74. doi:10.2217/fmb.10.35. PMID 20441548.