Species ***Lactobacillus* *kefiranofaciens***

Name: Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens Fujisawa et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ke.fi.ra.no.fa’ci.ens. N.L. neut. n. kefiranum, a polysaccharide of kefir grain, kefiran; L. v. facio, produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. kefiranofaciens, kefiran-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ke-fi-ra-no-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 43761; CCUG 32248; CIP 103307; DSM 5016; JCM 6985; LMG 19149; WT-2B

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ575259 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fujisawa T, Adachi S, Toba T, Arihara K, Mitsuoka T. Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens sp. nov. isolated from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:12-14.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Vancanneyt et al. 2004 Vancanneyt M, Mengaud J, Cleenwerck I, Vanhonacker K, Hoste B, Dawyndt P, Degivry MC, Ringuet D, Janssens D, Swings J. Reclassification of Lactobacillus kefirgranum Takizawa et al. 1994 as Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefirgranum subsp. nov. and emended description of L. kefiranofaciens Fujisawa et al. 1988. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:551-556. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06255 (N = 31).
- 😷 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. — 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 108 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens (Fujisawa et al. 1988) Vancanneyt et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefirgranum (Takizawa et al. 1994) Vancanneyt et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Fujisawa T, Adachi S, Toba T, Arihara K, Mitsuoka T. Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens sp. nov. isolated from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:12-14.

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Species Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens

Species ***Lactobacillus* *kefiranofaciens***