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Species Lactobacillus gigeriorum

Name: Lactobacillus gigeriorum Cousin et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gi.ge.ri.o’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. gigeriorum, of or from the entrails or gizzards of poultry

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus gi-ge-ri-O-rum, masculine

Type strain: 202; CRBIP 24.85; DSM 23908; LEM 202

16S rRNA gene: MN587967 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Cousin S, Gulat-Okalla ML, Motreff L, Gouyette C, Bouchier C, Clermont D, Bizet C. Lactobacillus gigeriorum sp. nov., isolated from chicken crop. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:330-334. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05867 (N = 31).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cousin S, Gulat-Okalla ML, Motreff L, Gouyette C, Bouchier C, Clermont D, Bizet C. Lactobacillus gigeriorum sp. nov., isolated from chicken crop. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:330-334. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 789697