Species Lactobacillus fructivorans

Name: Lactobacillus fructivorans Charlton et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fruc.ti.vo’rans. L. masc. n. fructus, fruit; L. pres. part. vorans, eating, devouring; N.L. part. adj. fructivorans, fruit-eating, intended to mean fructose-devouring

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8288; CCUG 32260; CIP 103042; DSM 20203; IFO 13954; JCM 1117; KCTC 3543; LMG 9201; NBRC 13954; NRRL B-1841

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16S rRNA gene: X76330 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Charlton DB, Nelson ME, Werkman CH. Physiology of Lactobacillus fructivorans sp. nov. isolated from spoiled salad dressing. Iowa State Journal of Science 1934; 9:1-11.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Fructilactobacillus fructivorans (Charlton et al. 1934) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lactobacillus trichodes Fornachon et al. 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Fructilactobacillus fructivorans (Charlton et al. 1934) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus homohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus heterohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Emendations:
- Zhao and Gu 2019 Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus homohiochii is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1720-1723. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.
  Notes:
  - Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

Notes:
- According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus heterohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus trichodes, and Lactobacillus heterohiochii, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:507-511.
- According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus trichodes Fornachon et al. 1949 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus trichodes, and Lactobacillus heterohiochii, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:507-511.
- According to Zhao and Gu (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus homohiochii Kitahara et al. 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus homohiochii is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus fructivorans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1720-1723.
- Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.
- Lactobacillus fructivorans 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.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Charlton DB, Nelson ME, Werkman CH. Physiology of Lactobacillus fructivorans sp. nov. isolated from spoiled salad dressing. Iowa State Journal of Science 1934; 9:1-11.

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