Species Lactobacillus arizonensis

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Lactobacillaceae Lactobacillus Lactobacillus arizonensis

Name: Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ri.zo.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. arizonensis, pertaining to Arizona

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus a-ri-zo-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-171; B 14768; CCUG 45396; CIP 106786; DSM 13273; JCM 11125; NRRL B-14768

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF093757 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Swezey JL, Nakamura LK, Abbott TP, Peterson RE. Lactobacillus arizonensis sp. nov., isolated from jojoba meal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1803-1809. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919. 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. 🇩🇪
- ⏲ According to Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980). 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. 🇩🇪
- ⏲ According to Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020. 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. 🇩🇪
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Lactobacillus arizonensis 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 3 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: Swezey JL, Nakamura LK, Abbott TP, Peterson RE. Lactobacillus arizonensis sp. nov., isolated from jojoba meal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1803-1809. 🇺🇸

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