Species Companilactobacillus kimchii

Name: Companilactobacillus kimchii (Yoon et al. 2000) Zheng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000

Etymology: kim’chi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kimchii, from kimchi, a Korean fermented-vegetable food

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kom-pa-ni-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus KIM-k^hi-i, masculine

Type strain: AP1077; ATCC BAA-131; CCUG 45370; CIP 107019; DSM 13961; JCM 10707; KCTC 8903P; MT-1077

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF183558 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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Pang et al. (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999. Publication: Pang H, Kitahara M, Tan Z, Wang Y, Qin G, Ohkuma M, Cai Y. Reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2383-2387. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Pang et al. (2012), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus paralimentarius (Cai et al. 1999) Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Pang H, Kitahara M, Tan Z, Wang Y, Qin G, Ohkuma M, Cai Y. Reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2383-2387. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Yang et al. (2017), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999. Publication: Yang SJ, Kim BY, Chun J. Rejection of reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius using comparative genomics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4515-4517. 🇰🇷
  • ⏲ According to Yang et al. (2017), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus paralimentarius (Cai et al. 1999) Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Yang SJ, Kim BY, Chun J. Rejection of reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius using comparative genomics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4515-4517. 🇰🇷
  • ⏲ According to Zheng et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999. 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. 🇮🇹
  • ⏲ According to Zheng et al. (2020), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus paralimentarius (Cai et al. 1999) Zheng et al. 2020. 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. 🇮🇹
  • ⏰ According to Pang et al. (2012), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus bobalius Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008. Publication: Pang H, Kitahara M, Tan Z, Wang Y, Qin G, Ohkuma M, Cai Y. Reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2383-2387. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Pang et al. (2012), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus bobalius (Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008) Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Pang H, Kitahara M, Tan Z, Wang Y, Qin G, Ohkuma M, Cai Y. Reclassification of Lactobacillus kimchii and Lactobacillus bobalius as later subjective synonyms of Lactobacillus paralimentarius. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2383-2387. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Zheng et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus bobalius Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008. 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. 🇮🇹
  • ⏰ According to Zheng et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus bobalius (Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008) Zheng et al. 2020. 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. 🇮🇹
  • 🏢 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 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: Companilactobacillus 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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