Species Lactobacillus parakefiri

Name: Lactobacillus parakefiri corrig. Takizawa et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.ke.fi’ri. Gr. prep. para, resembling; N.L. gen. neut. n. kefiri, the specific epithet of Lactobacillus kefiri; N.L. gen. neut. n. parakefiri, resembling Lactobacillus kefiri

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus pa-ra-ke-FI-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51648; CCUG 39468; CIP 104242; DSM 10551; GCL 1731; IFO 15890; JCM 8573; LMG 15133; NBRC 15890

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB370879 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Takizawa S, Kojima S, Tamura S, Fujinaga S, Benno Y, Nakase T. Lactobacillus kefirgranum sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parakefir sp. nov., two new species from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:435-439. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Lentilactobacillus parakefiri (Takizawa et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Lentilactobacillus parakefiri (Takizawa et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus parakefir Takizawa et al. 1994	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Lactobacillus parakefiri 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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. — 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 8 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.
- 🧍 Listed as parakefir in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:615; Lactobacillus parakefir (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615. 🇩🇪
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, parakefir (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1998. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:615. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Takizawa S, Kojima S, Tamura S, Fujinaga S, Benno Y, Nakase T. Lactobacillus kefirgranum sp. nov. and Lactobacillus parakefir sp. nov., two new species from kefir grains. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:435-439. 🇯🇵

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Species Lactobacillus parakefiri