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A maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree of lactate dehydrogenase amino acid sequences among different members of the Firmicutes phylum. Anaerobic lactate consumers contain lactate dehydrogenase and form a distinct cluster from lactate producers, such as those found among the lactobacilli.