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Genus "Galactobacillus"
Name: "Galactobacillus" Togo et al. 2019
Etymology: Ga.lac.to.ba.cil’lus. Gr. neut. n. gala (gen. galaktos), milk; L. masc. n. bacillus, a small rod; N.L. masc. n. Galactobacillus, a rod from milk
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Galactobacill-), ga-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: "Galactobacillus timonensis" Togo et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Togo AH, Diop A, Camara A, Kuete E, Konate S, Brevaut V, Des Robert C, Delerce J, Armstrong N, Roussel Y, et al. Lactimicrobium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov.; Anaerolactibacter massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov.; Galactobacillus timonensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidipropionibacterium timonense sp. nov. isolated from breast milk from healthy breastfeeding African women. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 29:100537. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Lactomassilus].
Publication:
Togo AH, Camara A, Konate S, Doumbo OK, Raoult D, Million M. 'Lactomassilus timonensis,' a new anaerobic bacterial species isolated from the milk of a healthy African mother. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:122-124. 🇫🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CSUR: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Lactomassilus].
Publication:
Togo AH, Camara A, Konate S, Doumbo OK, Raoult D, Million M. 'Lactomassilus timonensis,' a new anaerobic bacterial species isolated from the milk of a healthy African mother. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:122-124.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Galactobacillus timonensis" Togo et al. 2019 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Erysipelotrichaceae Verbarg et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Togo AH, Diop A, Camara A, Kuete E, Konate S, Brevaut V, Des Robert C, Delerce J, Armstrong N, Roussel Y, et al. Lactimicrobium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov.; Anaerolactibacter massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov.; Galactobacillus timonensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Acidipropionibacterium timonense sp. nov. isolated from breast milk from healthy breastfeeding African women. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 29:100537. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 437
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