Name: Companilactobacillus paralimentarius (Cai et al. 1999) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999

Etymology: par.a.li.men.ta’ri.us. Gr. prep. para, beside; L. masc. adj. alimentarius, a species epithet; N.L. masc. adj. paralimentarius, beside C. alimentarius, referring to the close relationship with this organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 43349; CIP 106794; DSM 13238; JCM 10415; LMG 19152; TB 1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ417500 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 paralimentarius Cai et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ 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 Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000. 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 Pang et al. (2012), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus kimchii (Yoon et al. 2000) 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus bobalius Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000. 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 an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus bobalius (Mañes-Lázaro et al. 2008) 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 Yang et al. (2017), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus kimchii (Yoon et al. 2000) 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 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 Lactobacillus kimchii Yoon et al. 2000. 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.
  • ⏰ According to Zheng et al. (2020), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus kimchii (Yoon et al. 2000) 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.24128 (N = 29).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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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