Figure 1.

Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showing the relationship between known species in Lactobacillus, produced and rendered by an online tool—Interactive Tree of Life (https://itol.embl.de/, accessed on 21 March 2022) [43]. The lilac background color represents Lactobacillus species commonly used in the food industry (including fermented fish products, fermented dairy products, fermented soy products, fermented starch foods, fermented fruit and vegetable, fermented meat products, etc.), and the pink background color represents others (including human gastrointestinal tract, vagina, oral cavity, etc.).