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Species Amylolactobacillus amylotrophicus
Name: Amylolactobacillus amylotrophicus (Naser et al. 2006) Zheng et al. 2020
Basonym: Lactobacillus amylotrophicus Naser et al. 2006
Etymology: a.my.lo.tro’phi.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. trophicus, feeding; from Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. amylotrophicus, growing on starch, pertaining to the ability to ferment starch
Pronunciation, gender: a-my-lo-TRO-phi-kus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2226; DSM 20534; JCM 1124; LMG 11400; NRRL B-4436
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB289027
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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus amylotrophicus Naser et al. 2006 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Amylolactobacillus 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: 10728
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