Species Lactobacillus parafarraginis

Name: Lactobacillus parafarraginis Endo and Okada 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.far.ra’gi.nis. Gr. prep. para, beside; L. gen. fem. n. farraginis, of mash, the specific epithet of Lactobacillus farraginis; N.L. gen. fem. n. parafarraginis, beside farraginis, pertaining to the close relationship to L. farraginis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus pa-ra-far-RA-gi-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18390; JCM 14109; NRIC 677

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB262734 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Endo A, Okada S. Lactobacillus farraginis sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parafarraginis sp. nov., heterofermentative lactobacilli isolated from a compost of distilled shochu residue. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:708-712. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1374-1375.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lentilactobacillus parafarraginis (Endo and Okada 2007) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lentilactobacillus parafarraginis (Endo and Okada 2007) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 18382; JCM 14108; NRIC 676.
- ❗ Lactobacillus parafarraginis 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 2026-08-13. 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 18 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: Endo A, Okada S. Lactobacillus farraginis sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parafarraginis sp. nov., heterofermentative lactobacilli isolated from a compost of distilled shochu residue. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:708-712. 🇯🇵

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Species Lactobacillus parafarraginis