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Species Lactobacillus helveticus
Name: Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Thermobacterium helveticum" Orla-Jensen 1919
Etymology: hel.ve’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. helveticus, of or belonging to the Helvetians, Helvetian (Swiss)
Type strain: ATCC 15009; CCUG 30139; CIP 103146; DSM 20075; IFO 15019; JCM 1120; LMG 13555; LMG 6413; NBIMCC 1011; NBRC 15019; NRRL B-4526
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB680751
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925.
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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Thermobacterium helveticum" Orla-Jensen 1919 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Naser et al. (2006), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005.
Publication:
Naser SM, Hagen KE, Vancanneyt M, Cleenwerck I, Swings J, Tompkins TA. Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005 is a later synonym of Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:355-360.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06385 (N = 30).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 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 971 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
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⏰ According to Naser et al. (2006), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005.
Publication:
Naser SM, Hagen KE, Vancanneyt M, Cleenwerck I, Swings J, Tompkins TA. Lactobacillus suntoryeus Cachat and Priest 2005 is a later synonym of Lactobacillus helveticus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:355-360.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Lactobacillus helveticus subsp. jugurti" Smiley and Fryder 1978 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925.
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Record number: 777319
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