Name: Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (Zanoni et al. 1987 ex Fred et al. 1921) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987

Etymology: pen.to’sus. N.L. masc. adj. pentosus, of pentose, pertaining to pentoses [probably better: pentosicus]

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8041; CCUG 33455; CIP 103156; DSM 20314; JCM 1558; LMG 10755; NCAIM B.01727; NCCB 32014; NCDO 363; NCFB 363; NCIB 8026; NCIMB 8026; NRRL B-227; NRRL B-473

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D79211 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
    Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 74 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Lactiplantibacillus Zheng et al. 2020

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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Record number: 10800