Species Lactobacillus lactis
Name: Lactobacillus lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: lac’tis L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of milk
Type strain: ATCC 12315; CCUG 31454; CIP 101028; DSM 20072; JCM 1248; LMG 7942; NBRC 102622; NRRL B-4525
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16S rRNA gene:
AF429505
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Original publication: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM, Murray EGD, Harrison FC. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 4th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1934.
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
Correct name: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank "Bacillus leichmanni" Henneberg 1903 heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Lactobacillus leichmannii (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) heterotypic synonym, validly published
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Notes:
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According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus leichmanni" Henneberg 1903 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus leichmannii and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, and Description of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis comb. nov. and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:552-557.
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According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus leichmannii (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980) but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus leichmannii and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, and Description of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis comb. nov. and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:552-557.
- Lactobacillus lactis is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species within a separate genus Lactobacillus.
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According to Weiss et al. (1983), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus leichmanni" Henneberg 1903 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Publication:
Weiss N, Schillinger U, Kandler O. Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus leichmannii and Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Subjective Synonyms of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, and Description of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis comb. nov. and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus comb. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:552-557.
Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM, Murray EGD, Harrison FC. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 4th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1934.
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