Species Lactobacillus maltaromicus

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Lactobacillaceae Lactobacillus Lactobacillus maltaromicus

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

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: malt.a.ro’mi.cus. L. neut. n. aroma, pleasant odor; N.L. masc. adj. maltaromicus, possessing a malt-like aroma

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus malt-a-RO-mi-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: inaccurate spelling

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

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum corrig. (Miller et al. 1974) Mora et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus piscicola Hiu et al. 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus maltaromaticus corrig. Miller et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, 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. 🇮🇹
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 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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