Etymology:
Le.vi.lac.to.ba.cil’lus. L. inf. v.levare, to lift up, release, relieve; N.L. masc. n.Lactobacillus, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n.Levilactobacillus, a lactobacillus with leavening potential, referring to the occurrence of multiple species in the genus in type I sourdoughs that are used as sole leavening agent
Valid publication:
Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Betabacterium" Orla-Jensen 1919.Publication:
Orla-Jensen S. The lactic acid bacteria. Høst, Copenhagen, 1919.
🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Bergey DH, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM, Murray EGD, Harrison FC. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 4th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1934.
🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.Publication:
Mattarelli P, Felis GE, Pot B, Holzapfel WH, Franz CMAP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of the closed meeting by videoconference, 3 September 2020. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5892.
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 16; JCM: 15; CCM: 13; DSM: 11; NCIMB: 10; KCTC: 8; NBRC: 5; CCUG: 5; BCRC: 4; CIP: 2.
🧍 The distinct name Acetilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Agrilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Apilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Bombilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Fructilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Lapidilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Latilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Lentilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Ligilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Limosilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Loigolactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Paucilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling.Publication:
Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 29 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 30 Total number of child taxa: 32
Assigned by:
Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.
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