Name: Levilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

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

Gender: masculine

Type species: Levilactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Betabacterium" Orla-Jensen 1919	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 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.
  • Recommended reviewers for taxonomic proposals in this group are the corresponding authors of Lin et al. (2020), Vancanneyt et al. (2006), Long et al. (2020).
  • The distinct name Acetilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Agrilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Apilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Bombilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Fructilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Lapidilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Latilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Lentilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Ligilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Limosilactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • The distinct name Loigolactobacillus 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.
  • 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 & Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 23
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 25
Total number of child taxa: 25

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Levilactobacillus acidifarinae (Vancanneyt et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus angrenensis (Long et al. 2020) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Levilactobacillus bambusae (Guu et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus cerevisiae (Koob et al. 2017) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus enshiensis (Zhang et al. 2020) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus fujinensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus fuyuanensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus hammesii (Valcheva et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus huananensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus koreensis (Bui et al. 2011) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus lindianensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus mulengensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus namurensis (Scheirlinck et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus parabrevis (Vancanneyt et al. 2006) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus paucivorans (Ehrmann et al. 2010) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus senmaizukei (Hiraga et al. 2008) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus spicheri (Meroth et al. 2004) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus suantsaii (Liou et al. 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus suantsaiihabitans Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus suantsaiihabitans Mattarelli et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name	synonym
    Levilactobacillus tangyuanensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus tongjiangensis (Long and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus yonginensis (Yi et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levilactobacillus zymae (Vancanneyt et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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

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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