Name: Lactivibrio alcoholicus Qiu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.co.ho’li.cus. N.L. neut. n. alcohol, alcohol; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. alcoholicus, belonging to alcohol, referring to the substrate alcohols, which are metabolized by the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-ti-WI-bri-o al-ko-HO-li-kus, masculine

Type strain: 7WAY-8-7; CGMCC 1.5159; DSM 24196; JCM 17151

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16S rRNA gene: AB558582 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qiu YL, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Lactivibrio alcoholicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, mesophilic, lactate-, alcohol-, carbohydrate- and amino-acid-degrading bacterium in the phylum Synergistetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2137-2145. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2930-2931.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lactivibrio Qiu et al. 2014. Publication: Qiu YL, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Lactivibrio alcoholicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, mesophilic, lactate-, alcohol-, carbohydrate- and amino-acid-degrading bacterium in the phylum Synergistetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2137-2145. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lactivibrio Qiu et al. 2014

Assigned by: Qiu YL, Hanada S, Kamagata Y, Guo RB, Sekiguchi Y. Lactivibrio alcoholicus gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, mesophilic, lactate-, alcohol-, carbohydrate- and amino-acid-degrading bacterium in the phylum Synergistetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2137-2145. 🇨🇳

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