Name: Limosilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Li.mo.si.lac.to.ba.cil’lus. L. masc. adj. limosus, slimy, referring to the property of most strains in the genus to produce exopolysaccharides from sucrose; N.L. masc. n. Lactobacillus, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Limosilactobacillus, a slimy lactobacillus

Gender: masculine (stem: Limosilactobacill-)

Type species: Limosilactobacillus fermentum (Beijerinck 1901) 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

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Beijerinck MW. Sur les ferments lactiques de l'industrie. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2) 1901; 6:212-243.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rogosa M, Wiseman RF, Mitchell JA, Disraely MN, Beaman AJ. Species differentiation of oral lactobacilli from man including description of Lactobacillus salivarius nov spec and lactobacillus Cellobiosus nov spec. J Bacteriol 1953; 65:681-699.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Limnosilactobacillus"; "Limolactobacillus"; "Limosilactibacillus"; "Limosilactobabillus"; "Limosillactobacillus".
  • 🧔 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, 3 September 2020. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5892.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00594 (N = 2).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 28; JCM: 21; CCUG: 12; CIP: 9; ATCC: 5; CECT: 4; NCIMB: 2; NBIMCC: 2; IFO: 2; NBRC: 2.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Acetilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Agrilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Bombilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Lapidilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Latilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Lentilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Levilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Ligilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Liquorilactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 The distinct name Loigolactobacillus from the same publication has a similar spelling. — 🧍 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 and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 33
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 33
Total number of child taxa: 46

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Limosilactobacillus agrestimuris Afrizal et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus agrestis Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus albertensis Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Limosilactobacillus allomucosae" Chen et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Limosilactobacillus alvi Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus antri (Roos et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Limosilactobacillus avistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Limosilactobacillus avium Rios-Galicia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus balticus Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus caccae Lo et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Limosilactobacillus caccae" Lo et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Limosilactobacillus caecicola Afrizal et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus caviae (Killer et al. 2017) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus coleohominis (Nikolaitchouk et al. 2001) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus difficilis Rios-Galicia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus equigenerosi (Endo et al. 2008) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus excrementigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus faecipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Limosilactobacillus fastidiosus Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus fermentum (Beijerinck 1901) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus frumenti (Müller et al. 2000) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus galli Rios-Galicia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus gallistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Limosilactobacillus gastricus (Roos et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus gorillae (Tsuchida et al. 2014) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus ingluviei (Baele et al. 2003) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus intestinavium" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus intestinigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus intestinipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Limosilactobacillus kribbianus Bai et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus merdigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Limosilactobacillus merdipullorum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Limosilactobacillus mucosae (Roos et al. 2000) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus oris (Farrow and Collins 1988) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus panis (Wiese et al. 1996) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus pontis (Vogel et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus portuensis Ksiezarek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus pulli Rios-Galicia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri (Kandler et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus rudii Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus secaliphilus (Ehrmann et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus urinaemulieris Ksiezarek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus vaginalis (Embley et al. 1989) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus viscerum Rios-Galicia et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Limosilactobacillus walteri" Saroha et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name (not 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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