Species Lactobacillus parabrevis

Name: Lactobacillus parabrevis Vancanneyt et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra’bre.vis. Gr. prep. para, like; L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, referring to the specific epithet of Lactobacillus brevis; N.L. masc. adj. parabrevis, brevis-like, referring to Lactobacillus brevis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus pa-RA-bre-wis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 53295; LMG 11984

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM158249 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vancanneyt M, Naser SM, Engelbeen K, De Wachter M, Van der Meulen R, Cleenwerck I, Hoste B, De Vuyst L, Swings J. Reclassification of Lactobacillus brevis strains LMG 11494 and LMG 11984 as Lactobacillus parabrevis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1553-1557. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Levilactobacillus parabrevis (Vancanneyt et al. 2006) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Levilactobacillus parabrevis (Vancanneyt et al. 2006) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus parabrevis 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Lactobacillus brevis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM, Murray EGD, Harrison FC. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 4th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1934. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🙅 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.
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Vancanneyt M, Naser SM, Engelbeen K, De Wachter M, Van der Meulen R, Cleenwerck I, Hoste B, De Vuyst L, Swings J. Reclassification of Lactobacillus brevis strains LMG 11494 and LMG 11984 as Lactobacillus parabrevis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1553-1557. 🇧🇪

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Species Lactobacillus parabrevis