Name: Lactiplantibacillus brownii Heng et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: brow’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. brownii, of Brown, named in honour of Patrick O’Reilly Brown for his contributions to food science and for revolutionizing plant-based meat to tackle climate change

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BROW-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 116485; LMG 33211; WILCCON 0030

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16S rRNA gene: OR436971 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Heng YC, Silvaraju S, Lee JKY, Kittelmann S. Lactiplantibacillus brownii sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant species isolated from sauerkraut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6194. 🇸🇬

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6243.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NCIMB 15186.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactiplantibacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Heng YC, Silvaraju S, Lee JKY, Kittelmann S. Lactiplantibacillus brownii sp. nov., a novel psychrotolerant species isolated from sauerkraut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6194. 🇸🇬

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Record number: 41970