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Species Lactobacillus agilis

Name: Lactobacillus agilis Weiss et al. 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. masc. adj. agilis, motile

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus A-gi-lis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 31450; CIP 101264; DSM 20509; JCM 1187; LMG 9186; NRRL B-14856

16S rRNA gene: M58803 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Laternser M, Kandler O. Lactobacillus sharpeae sp. nov. and Lactobacillus agilis sp. nov., two new species of homofermentative, meso-diaminopimelic acid-containing lactobacilli. Zentralbl. Mikrobiol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:242-253.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Ligilactobacillus agilis (Weiss et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lactobacillus agilis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lactobacillus.
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Laternser M, Kandler O. Lactobacillus sharpeae sp. nov. and Lactobacillus agilis sp. nov., two new species of homofermentative, meso-diaminopimelic acid-containing lactobacilli. Zentralbl. Mikrobiol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1981; C2:242-253.

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Record number: 777245