Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
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Its ID gene: the stretch scientists read to tell microbes apart. Each bar is one letter of its DNA. Every species has its own order of letters, so the pattern works like a fingerprint. Close relatives share most of it.
16S rRNA gene, V4 region: the 253 letters between the standard primers (515F/806R), which are the same in every species. One reference sequence; strains can differ by a letter or two. NCBI NR_104573.1
Formerly Lactobacillus plantarum.
Mid-sized for a gut microbe: longer than 52% of the 2,354 we have genomes for.
45% G+C, higher than 42% of gut microbes.
To scale: if its ID gene were 1 cm long, its genome would stretch 21 meters. Yours would stretch 21 kilometers. One reference genome; strains vary. NCBI GCF_009913655.1
What it can do
- Can make lactic acid What yogurt bacteria make; other microbes turn it into butyrate.
- Can make B vitamins Folate, B12, riboflavin and others.
- Can ferment fiber Breaks down dietary fiber that our own enzymes can't.
- Can eat inulin A fiber in onions, garlic, leeks, chicory and bananas (also sold as FOS).
- Can use lactose The sugar in milk and dairy.
- Can change bile acids Modifies the bile acids the liver makes to digest fat.
Not seen in its genomes: make butyrate, make propionate, eat resistant starch, eat pectin, feed on gut mucus, make hydrogen sulfide, make methane.
All 13 capabilities and their evidence
| Capability | Verdict | Genome analysis | Lab tests | Published research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can make butyrate | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can make propionate | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can make lactic acid | Can | 11 of 11 genomes | — | Papers say yes |
| Can ferment fiber | Can | 11 of 11 genomes | 25 of 60 strains · strip test Strip tests often miss fiber-eaters, so this doesn't override the genomes. | Papers say yes |
| Can eat inulin | Can | 11 of 11 genomes | 2 of 50 strains · strip test Strip tests often miss fiber-eaters, so this doesn't override the genomes. | Papers say yes |
| Can eat resistant starch | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can eat pectin | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can use lactose | Can | 11 of 11 genomes | 46 of 59 strains | No papers |
| Can feed on gut mucus | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can change bile acids | Can | 3 of 11 genomes | — | Papers say yes |
| Can make B vitamins | Can | 11 of 11 genomes | — | Papers say yes |
| Can make hydrogen sulfide | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
| Can make methane | Not seen | 0 of 11 genomes | — | No papers |
AGORA2 (Heinken et al. 2023) via VMH, CC BY 4.0 · BacDive (DSMZ), CC BY 4.0 · NJC19 (Lim et al., Scientific Data 2020), CC0
In healthy guts
Found in 1.4% of healthy people.
- largest Segatella copri 6.2%
- 2nd largest Phocaeicola vulgatus 5.0%
- 3rd largest Faecalibacterium prausnitzii 4.7%
- 4th largest Bacteroides uniformis 3.2%
- 5th largest Agathobacter rectalis 2.5%
- 6th largest Alistipes putredinis 2.3%
- 7th largest Bifidobacterium longum 2.1%
- 8th largest Ruminococcus bromii 1.8%
- Lactiplantibacillus plantarum under 0.01%
- 2,169 other microbes, each a sliver 56.7%
- 15.6%
On average, a sliver, under 0.01% of the microbes in a healthy gut.
Every group, drawn the same way. Only some samples record age or sex, so each group says how many people it comes from. Tap one to see it above.
In conditions
Compared with healthy people in the same studies, it’s less common in none and more common in none. Only studies that had both are counted.
A difference is an association: it doesn’t mean this microbe causes, prevents or treats any of these.
Recent research
Strains studied
How much each strain has been studied in people, not whether it works. Many trials test a strain inside a blend, so those are counted apart, and reviews are summaries of trials, so they're never counted as more trials.
67 strains of L. plantarum are named on product labels. 0 have human trials; 67 have none found yet, including Lp-115, which is in 333 products.
L. plantarum Lp-115
In 333 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum UALp-05
In 74 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum HA-119
In 45 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP01
In 29 products →No human trials found yet
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No human trials found yet
L. plantarum SD-5209
In 25 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum CUL-66
In 23 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum R1012
In 16 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum DSM 6595
In 13 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP09
In 11 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VPLP-5
In 11 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum SD-5870
In 10 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-36
In 10 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-47
In 10 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-98
In 10 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-99
In 10 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-022
In 9 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-023
In 9 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum DR-7
In 8 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum L-137
In 7 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum L23P
In 7 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum 6595
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum ATCC SD5209
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum HEAL9
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-011
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-012
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-013
In 6 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum DSM 15312
In 5 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum W21
In 5 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LMG P-21021
In 4 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP-9
In 4 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum PXN 47
In 4 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP02
In 3 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VPro10
In 3 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum 14D
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum A987
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum DSM 24730
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum DSM 24937
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum Lp90
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum PBS067
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum R-1012ND
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum Rosell-1012
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum WCFS1
In 2 products →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum CECT 7481
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-021
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-033
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-051
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-22
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-23
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-31
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-32
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KABP-33
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum KB-71
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LN66
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP-2
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP-3
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP229v
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum LP299
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum MAK45L23P
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum NX 5870
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum RSB11
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum UALa-05
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-58
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-63
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-68
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-76
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
L. plantarum VP-77
In 1 product →No human trials found yet
Human trials, meta-analyses and systematic reviews naming the strain · animal and lab studies not counted · Data sources