Species Lactobacillus oris

Name: Lactobacillus oris Farrow and Collins 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’ris. L. gen. neut. n. oris, of the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus O-ris, masculine

Type strain: 5A1; 5A1 of Hayward; ATCC 49062; CCUG 37396; CIP 103255; CIP 105162; DSM 4864; JCM 11028; JCM 7507; LMG 9848; NCDO 2160; NCFB 2160; NCIB 8831; NCIMB 8831

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16S rRNA gene: X94229 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Lactobacillus oris sp. nov. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:116-118. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Limosilactobacillus oris (Farrow and Collins 1988) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Limosilactobacillus oris (Farrow and Collins 1988) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus oris 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 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 = 1. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 21 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Farrow JAE, Collins MD. Lactobacillus oris sp. nov. from the human oral cavity. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:116-118. 🇬🇧

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Species Lactobacillus oris