Genus Fructobacillus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Fructobacillus Endo and Okada 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fructobacillus fructosus (Kodama 1956) Endo and Okada 2008.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Fructobacillus, arbitrarily derived from fructose and Lactobacillus, intended to mean fructose-loving lactic acid-producing bacillus.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fructobacillus durionis (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D-24 = LAB 1679 = CCUG 49949 = JCM 17831 = LMG 22556.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ780981.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc durionis Leisner et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fructobacillus ficulneus (Antunes et al. 2002) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) FS-1 = DSM 13613 = JCM 12225 = NRRL B-23447.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF360736.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc ficulneum Antunes et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ficulneus, of a fig-tree.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fructobacillus fructosus (Kodama 1956) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 13162= CCUG 32246 = CIP 102985 = DSM 20349 = JCM 1119 = LMG 9498 = NBRC 3516 = NCIMB 10784 = NRIC 1058 = NRRL B-2041.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF360737.
Basonym: ¤ Lactobacillus fructosus Kodama 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Another homotypic synonym: ¤ Leuconostoc fructosum (Kodama 1956) Antunes et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. fructosus, pertaining to fructose.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: In the paper by Endo and Okada 2008, the type strain NBRC 3516 is cited as IFO 3516.
Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LC-51 = CECT 5759 = DSM 15468 = JCM 17832.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY169967.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum Chambel et al. 2006.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; L. masc. adj. ficulneus, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. masc. adj. pseudoficulneus, not the true (Fructobacillus) ficulneus.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Fructobacillus tropaeoli Endo et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F214-1 = DSM 23246 = JCM 16675.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB542054.
Etymology: N.L. n. Tropaeolum, a botanical generic name; N.L. gen. n. tropaeoli, of Tropaeolum, isolated from Tropaeolum majus.
Valid publication: ENDO (A.), IRISAWA (T.), FUTAGAWA-ENDO (Y.), SONOMOTO (K.), ITOH (K.), TAKANO (K.), OKADA (S.) and DICKS (L.M.T.): Fructobacillus tropaeoli sp. nov., a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from a flower. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 898-902.
Original article in IJSEM Online