 "L. mesenteroides" also has a doubling time of 0.6 h−1 under aerobic conditions.The genome of "L. mesenteroides" has been successfully mapped, having an average genome size of 1.90138 Mbp and 1762 protein genes.It also has a G+C content of 37.7683% "L. mesenteroides" is from the phylum Firmicutes, and is a member of the lactic bacteria family.