Species Lactobacillus kefirgranum

Name: Lactobacillus kefirgranum Takizawa et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ke.fir.gra’num. N.L. neut. n. kefirum, Caucasian sour milk; from N.L. gen. neut. n. kefiri, kefir; L. neut. n. granum, grain; N.L. neut. n. kefirgranum, kefir grain (nominative in apposition)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus ke-fir-GRA-num, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51647; CCUG 39467; CCUG 49353; CIP 104241; DSM 10550; GCL 1701; JCM 8572; LMG 15132

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB289186 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takizawa S, Kojima S, Tamura S, Fujinaga S, Benno Y, Nakase T. Lactobacillus kefirgranum sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parakefir sp. nov., two new species from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:435-439. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefirgranum (Takizawa et al. 1994) Vancanneyt et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefirgranum (Takizawa et al. 1994) Vancanneyt et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Lactobacillus kefirgranum is the correct name instead 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.
- 😷 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 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Takizawa S, Kojima S, Tamura S, Fujinaga S, Benno Y, Nakase T. Lactobacillus kefirgranum sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parakefir sp. nov., two new species from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:435-439. 🇯🇵

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