Family Carnobacteriaceae

Name: Carnobacteriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: family, fam. nov.

Etymology: Car.no.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. neut. n. Carnobacterium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Carnobacteriaceae, family of the genus Carnobacterium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kar-no-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Carnobacterium Collins et al. 1987

Effective publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Family III. Carnobacteriaceae fam. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 549. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 132. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:469-472.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Camobacteriaceae"; "Parnobacteriaceae".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bonaparte C, Klein G. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 31 August 2011, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2546-2548.
  • 🧔 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, 14 and 21 February 2024. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7221. 🇮🇹
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Collins et al. (2003). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 49; CIP: 26; JCM: 25; CCUG: 23; ATCC: 23; NBRC: 15; NCIMB: 15; LMG: 10; KCTC: 8; NRRL: 7.
  • 🧍 An overview of the family was provided by Mattarelli et al. (2014). Publication: Mattarelli P, Holzapfel W, Franz CMAP, Endo A, Felis GE, Hammes W, Pot B, Dicks L, Dellaglio F. Recommended minimal standards for description of new taxa of the genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1434-1451. 🇮🇹

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 16
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 17
Total number of child taxa: 18

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allofustis Collins et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Alloiococcus Aguirre and Collins 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Atopobacter Lawson et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Atopococcus Collins et al. 2005	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Atopostipes Cotta et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Carnobacterium Collins et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Carnococcus" Leisner et al. 2000	not validly published	preferred name
    Desemzia Stackebrandt et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Dolosigranulum Aguirre et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Granulicatella Collins and Lawson 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Isobaculum Collins et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Jeotgalibaca Lee et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lacticigenium Iino et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lactosphaera Janssen et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Marinilactibacillus Ishikawa et al. 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pisciglobus Tanasupawat et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Trichococcus Scheff et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Lactobacillales Ludwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Order II. Lactobacillales ord. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 464. 🇧🇪

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