TABLE 1.
The number of prophages within each Lactobacillus species
| Species (no. of strains) | Common habitats | No. of prophage fragments |
No. of intact prophages |
Occurrence of intact prophages (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | |||
| L. acidophilus (n = 35) | Human gut | 1 | 2 | 1.06 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2.9 |
| L. brevis (n = 69) | Multiple | 1 | 11 | 3.45 | 0 | 4 | 1.54 | 78.2 |
| L. bulgaricus (n = 38) | Dairy products | 1 | 6 | 2.64 | 0 | 1 | 0.41 | 32.0 |
| L. crispatus (n = 97) | Human vagina | 1 | 7 | 2.21 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 31.6 |
| L. fermentum (n = 140) | Human gut/fermented food | 1 | 9 | 2.72 | 0 | 4 | 0.91 | 63.8 |
| L. (para)gasseri (n = 116) | Human gut | 0 | 6 | 2.24 | 0 | 3 | 0.91 | 67.2 |
| L. helveticus (n = 54) | Dairy products | 0 | 7 | 2.65 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 16.7 |
| L. johnsonii (n = 53) | Human gut | 0 | 5 | 1.83 | 0 | 2 | 0.70 | 56.6 |
| L. mucosae (n = 122) | Human gut | 1 | 6 | 2.55 | 0 | 4 | 1.16 | 79.5 |
| L. plantarum (n = 134) | Multiple | 1 | 9 | 3.54 | 0 | 5 | 2.03 | 98.5 |
| L. (para)casei (n = 147) | Multiple | 1 | 15 | 4.39 | 0 | 5 | 1.39 | 72.1 |
| L. rhamnosus (n = 96) | Human gut | 1 | 9 | 3.41 | 0 | 2 | 0.85 | 74.0 |
| L. reuteri (n = 88) | Human gut | 1 | 9 | 3.35 | 0 | 4 | 0.99 | 72.7 |
| L. ruminis (n = 95) | Human gut | 1 | 7 | 2.28 | 0 | 3 | 0.59 | 43.2 |
| L. sakei (n = 44) | Fermented food | 1 | 5 | 2.43 | 0 | 3 | 0.77 | 65.9 |
| L. salivarius (n = 144) | Human gut/saliva/blood | 1 | 10 | 3.38 | 0 | 3 | 1.03 | 69.4 |
| Total (n = 1,472) | 0 | 15 | 2.97 | 0 | 5 | 0.99 | 64.1 | |