Species Lactobacillus namurensis

Name: Lactobacillus namurensis Scheirlinck et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: na.mu.ren’sis. N.L. masc. adj. namurensis, pertaining to the province of Namur, Belgium, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … na-mu-REN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 52843; DSM 19117; JCM 15612; LMG 23583

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM259118 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Scheirlinck I, Van der Meulen R, Van Schoor A, Cleenwerck I, Huys G, Vandamme P, De Vuyst L, Vancanneyt M. Lactobacillus namurensis sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Belgian sourdough. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:223-227. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Levilactobacillus namurensis (Scheirlinck et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Levilactobacillus namurensis (Scheirlinck et al. 2007) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus namurensis 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 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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: Scheirlinck I, Van der Meulen R, Van Schoor A, Cleenwerck I, Huys G, Vandamme P, De Vuyst L, Vancanneyt M. Lactobacillus namurensis sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Belgian sourdough. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:223-227. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 785920

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Species Lactobacillus namurensis