Name: Fructilactobacillus fructivorans (Charlton et al. 1934) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus fructivorans Charlton et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: fruc.ti’vo.rans. L. masc. n. fructus, fruit; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. fructivorans, fruit-eating, intended to mean fructose-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fruk-TI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8288; CCUG 32260; CIP 103042; DSM 20203; IFO 13954; JCM 1117; KCTC 3543; LMG 9201; NBRC 13954; NRRL B-1841

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X76330 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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus fructivorans Charlton et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus trichodes Fornachon et al. 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus homohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus heterohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Fructilactobacillus 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 Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus heterohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus trichodes, and Lactobacillus heterohiochii, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:507-511.
  • ⏰ According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus trichodes Fornachon et al. 1949 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus trichodes, and Lactobacillus heterohiochii, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:507-511.
  • ⏰ According to Zhao and Gu (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus homohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus homohiochii is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1720-1723. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 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 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Fructilactobacillus 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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