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Species Lactobacillus parakefiri
Name: Lactobacillus parakefiri corrig. Takizawa et al. 1994
Etymology: pa.ra.ke’fir.i. 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
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
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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
Correct name: Lentilactobacillus parakefiri (Takizawa et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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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
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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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 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.
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🧍 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.
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🧍 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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Record number: 777366
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