Genus Holzapfeliella

Name: Holzapfeliella Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Hol.zap.fe.li.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Holzapfeliella, named after Wilhelm Holzapfel, a microbiologist and taxonomist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the physiology and applications of lactic acid bacteria

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Holzapfeliell-), hol-zap-fe-li-EL-la

Type species: Holzapfeliella floricola (Kawasaki et al. 2011) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Holzapfeliella gen. nov. and Litorivicinus gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020 and Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5688. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kawasaki S, Kurosawa K, Miyazaki M, Yagi C, Kitajima Y, Tanaka S, Irisawa T, Okada S, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, et al. Lactobacillus floricola sp. nov., lactic acid bacteria isolated from mountain flowers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1356-1359. 🇯🇵
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020. 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. 🇮🇹
  • 🧔 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. 🇮🇹
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; CECT: 1; LMG: 1; JCM: 1; NRIC: 1; CCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Holzapfeliella floricola (Kawasaki et al. 2011) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Holzapfeliella saturejae Alcántara et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Lactobacillaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Holzapfeliella gen. nov. and Litorivicinus gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020 and Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5688. 🇮🇱

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