Name: Apilactobacillus micheneri (McFrederick et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus micheneri McFrederick et al. 2018

Etymology: mi.che’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. micheneri, named in honor of Charles D. Michener‘s contributions to the study of bees in natural habitats

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 104126; Hlig3; JCM 33323; NRRL B-65473

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT833121 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 kosoi Chiou et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus micheneri McFrederick et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Apilactobacillus kosoi (Chiou et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Liu and Gu 2020 Liu DD, Gu CT. Proposal to reclassify Lactobacillus zhaodongensis, Lactobacillus zeae, Lactobacillus argentoratensis and Lactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei as Lacticaseibacillus zhaodongensis comb. nov., Lacticaseibacillus zeae comb. nov., Lactiplantibacillus argentoratensis comb. nov. and Lentilactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei comb. nov., respectively and Apilactobacillus kosoi as a later heterotypic synonym of Apilactobacillus micheneri. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6414-6417.
    Notes:
    • This emendation was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.

• Notes:
  • According to Li et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus kosoi Chiou et al. 2018. Publication: Li TT, Liu DD, Fu ML, Gu CT. Proposal of Lactobacillus kosoi Chiou et al. 2018 as a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus micheneri McFrederick et al. 2018, elevation of Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis to the species level as Lactobacillus argentoratensis sp. nov., and Lactobacillus zhaodongensis sp. nov., isolated from traditional Chinese pickle and the intestinal tract of a honey bee (Apis mellifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3123-3133.
  • According to Li et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Apilactobacillus kosoi (Chiou et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Li TT, Liu DD, Fu ML, Gu CT. Proposal of Lactobacillus kosoi Chiou et al. 2018 as a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus micheneri McFrederick et al. 2018, elevation of Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis to the species level as Lactobacillus argentoratensis sp. nov., and Lactobacillus zhaodongensis sp. nov., isolated from traditional Chinese pickle and the intestinal tract of a honey bee (Apis mellifera). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3123-3133.
  • Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.
  • Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4656.

Parent taxon: Apilactobacillus 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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