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Species Lactobacillus amylovorus
Name: Lactobacillus amylovorus Nakamura 1981
Etymology: a.my.lo’vo.rus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. masc. adj. amylovorus, starch destroying
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-my-LO-wo-rus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 33620; CCUG 27201; CIP 102989; DSM 20531; JCM 1126; LMG 9496; NBIMCC 3349; NCAIM B.01458; NRRL B-4540
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M58805
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nakamura LK. Lactobacillus amylovorus, a new starch-hydrolyzing species from cattle waste-corn fermentations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:56-63. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus sobrius Konstantinov et al. 2006 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Zheng et al. 2020
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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Notes:- 🧍 This name was not found in the expected IJSEM notification list.
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Yamane et al. 2024
Yamane K, Tanizawa Y, Kobayashi H, Kamizono T, Kojima Y, Takagi H, Tohno M. Proposal of Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and an emended description of Lactobacillus amylovorus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6517. 🇯🇵
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6556.
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Zheng et al. 2020
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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Notes:
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⏰ According to Jakava-Viljanen et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus sobrius Konstantinov et al. 2006.
Publication:
Jakava-Viljanen M, Murros A, Palva A, Bjorkroth KJ. Lactobacillus sobrius Konstantinov et al. 2006 is a later synonym of Lactobacillus amylovorus Nakamura 1981. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:910-913. 🇫🇮
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 200 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 risk group of other species in the genus.
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⏰ According to Jakava-Viljanen et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus sobrius Konstantinov et al. 2006.
Publication:
Jakava-Viljanen M, Murros A, Palva A, Bjorkroth KJ. Lactobacillus sobrius Konstantinov et al. 2006 is a later synonym of Lactobacillus amylovorus Nakamura 1981. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:910-913.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. amylovorus (Nakamura 1981) Yamane et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis Yamane et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name synonym Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalium Yamane et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nakamura LK. Lactobacillus amylovorus, a new starch-hydrolyzing species from cattle waste-corn fermentations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:56-63. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 777250
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