Species Lactobacillus concavus

Name: Lactobacillus concavus Tong and Dong 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con’ca.vus. L. masc. adj. concavus, curved, referring to the curved shape of the strains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KON-ka-wus, masculine

Type strain: C-5-1; CGMCC 1.5017; DSM 17758; JCM 14153; LMG 22739

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC258135 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tong H, Dong X. Lactobacillus concavus sp. nov., isolated from the walls of a distilled spirit fermenting cellar in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2199-2202. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lapidilactobacillus concavus (Tong and Dong 2005) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lapidilactobacillus concavus (Tong and Dong 2005) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus concavus 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Tong H, Dong X. Lactobacillus concavus sp. nov., isolated from the walls of a distilled spirit fermenting cellar in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2199-2202. 🇨🇳

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Species Lactobacillus concavus