Species Lactobacillus minor

Name: Lactobacillus minor (ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Kandler et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: mi’nor. L. comp. masc. adj. minor, smaller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus MI-nor, masculine

Type strain: 3; ATCC 35412; DSM 20014

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB022920 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kandler O, Schillinger U, Weiss N. Lactobacillus halotolerans sp.nov., nom.rev. and Lactobacillus minor sp.nov., nom.rev. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:280-285.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Weissella minor (Kandler et al. 1983 ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Weissella minor (Kandler et al. 1983 ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Lactobacillus viridescens subsp. minor" Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus minor 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 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 2 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 genus.
- 🧍 Basonym "Lactobacillus viridescens subsp. minor". Publication: Abo-Elnaga IG, Kandler O. Zur Taxonomie der Gattung Lactobacillus Beijerinck. II. Das Subgenus Betabacterium Orla-Jensen. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie 1965; 119:117-129.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kandler O, Schillinger U, Weiss N. Lactobacillus halotolerans sp.nov., nom.rev. and Lactobacillus minor sp.nov., nom.rev. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:280-285.

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Species Lactobacillus minor