Species Lactobacillus maltaromaticus

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Lactobacillaceae Lactobacillus Lactobacillus maltaromaticus

Name: Lactobacillus maltaromaticus corrig. Miller et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: malt.a.ro.ma’ti.cus. M.E. n. malte, ground dried sprouted barley; L. neut. n. aroma, pleasant odor; N.L. masc. adj. maltaromaticus, possessing a malt-like aroma

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus malt-a-ro-MA-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27865; CCUG 30142; CECT 4134; CIP 103135; DSM 20342; JCM 1154; LMG 6903; MX5; NCIB 11966; NCIMB 11966; NRRL B-14852

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M58825 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Miller Iii A, Morgan ME, Libbey LM. Lactobacillus maltaromicus, a new species producing a malty aroma. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:346-354.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Carnobacterium maltaromaticum corrig. (Miller et al. 1974) Mora et al. 2003

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum corrig. (Miller et al. 1974) Mora et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus maltaromicus Miller et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
Lactobacillus piscicola Hiu et al. 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Carnobacterium piscicola (Hiu et al. 1984) Collins et al. 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus carnis Shaw and Harding 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Mora et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Carnobacterium piscicola (Hiu et al. 1984) Collins et al. 1987. Publication: Mora D, Scarpellini M, Franzetti L, Colombo S, Galli A. Reclassification of Lactobacillus maltaromicus (Miller et al. 1974) DSM 20342^T and DSM 20344 and Carnobacterium piscicola (Collins et al. 1987) DSM 20730^T and DSM 20722 as Carnobacterium maltaromaticum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:675-678. 🇮🇹
- ⏰ According to Mora et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus piscicola Hiu et al. 1984. Publication: Mora D, Scarpellini M, Franzetti L, Colombo S, Galli A. Reclassification of Lactobacillus maltaromicus (Miller et al. 1974) DSM 20342^T and DSM 20344 and Carnobacterium piscicola (Collins et al. 1987) DSM 20730^T and DSM 20722 as Carnobacterium maltaromaticum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:675-678. 🇮🇹
- ⏰ According to Mora et al. (2003), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus carnis Shaw and Harding 1986. Publication: Mora D, Scarpellini M, Franzetti L, Colombo S, Galli A. Reclassification of Lactobacillus maltaromicus (Miller et al. 1974) DSM 20342^T and DSM 20344 and Carnobacterium piscicola (Collins et al. 1987) DSM 20730^T and DSM 20722 as Carnobacterium maltaromaticum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:675-678. 🇮🇹
- ❗ Lactobacillus maltaromaticus 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.
- 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-12-08.
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Lactobacillus maltaromicus Miller et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-12-09.
- 🙅 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 the species itself.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Miller Iii A, Morgan ME, Libbey LM. Lactobacillus maltaromicus, a new species producing a malty aroma. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1974; 24:346-354.

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