Species Fructobacillus tropaeoli

Name: Fructobacillus tropaeoli Endo et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: tro.pae.o’li. N.L. neut. n. Tropaeolum, a botanical generic name; N.L. gen. neut. n. tropaeoli, of Tropaeolum, isolated from Tropaeolum majus

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 23246; F214-1; JCM 16675

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB542054 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Endo A, Irisawa T, Futagawa-Endo Y, Sonomoto K, Itoh K, Takano K, Okada S, Dicks LM. Fructobacillus tropaeoli sp. nov., a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from a flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:898-902. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1502-1503.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 19 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Fructobacillus Endo and Okada 2008

Assigned by: Endo A, Irisawa T, Futagawa-Endo Y, Sonomoto K, Itoh K, Takano K, Okada S, Dicks LM. Fructobacillus tropaeoli sp. nov., a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from a flower. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:898-902. 🇯🇵

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