Name: Lactiplantibacillus garii Mattarelli et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ga’ri.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. garii, of gari, a fermented cassava product that is widely consumed in West and Central Africa

Pronunciation, gender: GA-ri-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 108249; FI11369; NCIMB 15148

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK011005 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: Lactiplantibacillus garii Zheng et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus garii (Zheng et al. 2020) Diaz et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactiplantibacillus garii Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 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 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 Lactiplantibacillus garii Zheng et al. 2020 (see there for further comments). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Lactiplantibacillus 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: 18769