Species Lactobacillus fermentum
Name: Lactobacillus fermentum Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: fer.men’tum. L. neut. n. fermentum, that which causes fermentation, leaven, ferment (nominative in apposition)
Type strain: ATCC 14931; CCUG 30138; CIP 102980; DSM 20052; IFO 15885; JCM 1173; LMG 6902; NBRC 15885; NCCB 46038; NCDO 1750; NCFB 1750; NCIB 11840; NCIMB 11840; NRRL B-4524
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16S rRNA gene:
M58819
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FASTA 
Effective publication: Beijerinck MW. Sur les ferments lactiques de l'industrie. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2) 1901; 6:212-243.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
Correct name: Limosilactobacillus fermentum (Beijerinck 1901) Zheng et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Limosilactobacillus fermentum (Beijerinck 1901) Zheng et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Dellaglio et al. 2004
Dellaglio F, Torriani S, Felis GE. Reclassification of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 as a later synonym of Lactobacillus fermentum Beijerinck 1901. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:809-812.
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
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Dellaglio et al. 2004
Dellaglio F, Torriani S, Felis GE. Reclassification of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 as a later synonym of Lactobacillus fermentum Beijerinck 1901. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:809-812.
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Notes:
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According to Dellaglio et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Dellaglio F, Torriani S, Felis GE. Reclassification of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 as a later synonym of Lactobacillus fermentum Beijerinck 1901. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:809-812.
- Lactobacillus fermentum is the correct name 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.
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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Conserved epithet (Judicial Opinion 50). Only conservation of an epithet, and over all earlier homotypic synonyms.
Publication:
Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 50. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1974; 24:551-552.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
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According to Dellaglio et al. (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Dellaglio F, Torriani S, Felis GE. Reclassification of Lactobacillus cellobiosus Rogosa et al. 1953 as a later synonym of Lactobacillus fermentum Beijerinck 1901. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:809-812.
Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Beijerinck MW. Sur les ferments lactiques de l'industrie. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2) 1901; 6:212-243.
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Record number: 777303
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