Name: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919

Etymology: plan.ta’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. plantarum, of plants

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-ti-plan-ti-ba-KIL-lus plan-TA-rum, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14917; CCUG 30503; CIP 103151; DSM 20174; IFO 15891; JCM 1149; LMG 6907; NBRC 15891; NCIB 11974; NCIMB 11974; NRRL B-4496

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN326667 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
    "Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lactiplantibacillus 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 Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000. Publication: Kostinek M, Pukall R, Rooney AP, Schillinger U, Hertel C, Holzapfel WH, Franz CM. Lactobacillus arizonensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2485-2489. 🇩🇪
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3132 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 the species itself.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis (Bringel et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species

Parent taxon: Lactiplantibacillus 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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