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Species Lactobacillus hamsteri

Name: Lactobacillus hamsteri Mitsuoka and Fujisawa 1988

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: hams’te.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. hamsteri, of the hamster from which the isolate was derived [probably better: criceti]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus HAMS-te-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43851; CCUG 30726; CIP 103365; DSM 5661; Ha5F1; JCM 6256; LMG 10754

16S rRNA gene: AJ306298 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Mitsuoka T, Fujisawa T. Lactobacillus hamsteri, a new species from the intestine of hamsters. Proc. Jpn. Acad. Ser. B Phys. Biol. Sci. 1987; 63:269-272.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 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: Mitsuoka T, Fujisawa T. Lactobacillus hamsteri, a new species from the intestine of hamsters. Proc. Jpn. Acad. Ser. B Phys. Biol. Sci. 1987; 63:269-272.

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Record number: 777317