Species Companilactobacillus suantsaicola

Name: Companilactobacillus suantsaicola Mattarelli et al. 2021

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: su.ant.sa.i’co.la. N.L. neut. n. suantsaium, suan-tsai, the name of a fermented mustard green product of Taiwan; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dwelling, occurring in; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, inhabitant; N.L. masc./fem. n. suantsaicola, occurring in suan-tsai, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kom-pa-ni-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus su-ant-sa-I-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: BCRC 81127; NBRC 113530; R7

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH810311 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mattarelli P, Felis G, Franz CMAP, Ganzle MG. Proposal to reclassify four Lactobacillus species as Apilactobacillus bombintestini, Companilactobacillus suantsaicola, Lactiplantibacillus garii and Levilactobacillus suantsaiihabitans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Companilactobacillus suantsaicola Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Companilactobacillus suantsaicola Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus suantsaicola (Zheng et al. 2020) Lin et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 Later isonym of Companilactobacillus suantsaicola Zheng et al. 2020 (see there for further comments). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Companilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Mattarelli P, Felis G, Franz CMAP, Ganzle MG. Proposal to reclassify four Lactobacillus species as Apilactobacillus bombintestini, Companilactobacillus suantsaicola, Lactiplantibacillus garii and Levilactobacillus suantsaiihabitans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 18766