Species Companilactobacillus salsicarnum

Name: Companilactobacillus salsicarnum Zheng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sal.si.car’num. L. masc. perf. part. salsus, salted; L. gen. fem. n. carnis, of meat; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. salsicarnum, of salted meat, referring to salami as the source of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kom-pa-ni-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus sal-si-KAR-num, masculine

Type strain: DSM 109451; LMG 31401; TMW 1.2098

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK968446 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Companilactobacillus mishanensis (Wei and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Companilactobacillus mishanensis (Wei and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus salsicarnum Schuster et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, belated name
    Lactobacillus mishanensis Wei and Gu 2019	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Jiang and Gu (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus mishanensis Wei and Gu 2019. Publication: Jiang CS, Gu CT. Companilactobacillus salsicarnum Zheng et al. 2020 is a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus mishanensis (Wei and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5256. 🇨🇳
  • ⏲ According to Jiang and Gu (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus mishanensis (Wei and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Jiang CS, Gu CT. Companilactobacillus salsicarnum Zheng et al. 2020 is a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus mishanensis (Wei and Gu 2019) Zheng et al. 2020. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5256. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 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 72, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5343.
  • ❗ Companilactobacillus salsicarnum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Companilactobacillus.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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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