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Species Lactobacillus pentosus
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- Lactobacillus acetotolerans
- Lactobacillus achengensis
- Lactobacillus acidifarinae
- Lactobacillus acidipiscis
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Lactobacillus agilis
- Lactobacillus agrestimuris
- Lactobacillus algidus
- Lactobacillus alimentarius
- Lactobacillus allii
- "Lactobacillus alvei"
- "Lactobacillus alvi"
- Lactobacillus amylolyticus
- Lactobacillus amylophilus
- Lactobacillus amylotrophicus
- Lactobacillus amylovorus
- Lactobacillus angrenensis
- Lactobacillus animalis
- Lactobacillus antri
- Lactobacillus apinorum
- Lactobacillus apis
- Lactobacillus apodemi
- Lactobacillus aquaticus
- Lactobacillus argentoratensis
- Lactobacillus arizonensis
- Lactobacillus aviarius
- "Lactobacillus backi"
- Lactobacillus backii
- Lactobacillus baiquanensis
- Lactobacillus bambusae
- Lactobacillus baoqingensis
- Lactobacillus bavaricus
- Lactobacillus bayanensis
- Lactobacillus bifermentans
- Lactobacillus binensis
- Lactobacillus bobalius
- Lactobacillus bombi
- Lactobacillus bombicola
- Lactobacillus bombintestini
- Lactobacillus brantae
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Lactobacillus buchneri
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus cacaonum
- Lactobacillus camelliae
- Lactobacillus capillatus
- Lactobacillus carnis
- Lactobacillus casei
- Lactobacillus catenaforme
- Lactobacillus catenaformis corrig.
- Lactobacillus caviae
- Lactobacillus cellobiosus
- Lactobacillus cerevisiae
- Lactobacillus ceti
- Lactobacillus chiayiensis
- Lactobacillus coleohominis
- Lactobacillus colini
- Lactobacillus collinoides
- Lactobacillus composti
- Lactobacillus concavus
- Lactobacillus confusa
- Lactobacillus confusus
- "Lactobacillus coprophilus"
- Lactobacillus corticis
- Lactobacillus coryniformis
- Lactobacillus crispatus
- Lactobacillus crustorum
- Lactobacillus curieae
- Lactobacillus curtus
- Lactobacillus curvatus
- Lactobacillus cypricasei
- Lactobacillus daoliensis
- Lactobacillus daowaiensis
- Lactobacillus daqingensis
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii
- "Lactobacillus desidiosus"
- Lactobacillus dextrinicus
- Lactobacillus diolivorans
- Lactobacillus divergens
- Lactobacillus dongliensis
- Lactobacillus durianis
- Lactobacillus enshiensis
- Lactobacillus equi
- Lactobacillus equicursoris
- Lactobacillus equigenerosi
- Lactobacillus fabifermentans
- Lactobacillus faecis
- Lactobacillus farciminis
- Lactobacillus farraginis
- Lactobacillus ferintoshensis
- Lactobacillus fermentum
- Lactobacillus floricola
- Lactobacillus florum
- Lactobacillus formosensis
- Lactobacillus fornicalis
- "Lactobacillus frigidus"
- Lactobacillus fructivorans
- Lactobacillus fructosus
- Lactobacillus frumenti
- Lactobacillus fuchuensis
- Lactobacillus fujinensis
- Lactobacillus furfuricola
- Lactobacillus futsaii
- Lactobacillus fuyuanensis
- Lactobacillus gallinarum
- Lactobacillus gannanensis
- Lactobacillus garii
- "Lactobacillus garvieae"
- Lactobacillus gasseri
- Lactobacillus gastricus
- Lactobacillus ghanensis
- Lactobacillus gigeriorum
- "Lactobacillus ginsenosidimutans"
- Lactobacillus gorillae
- Lactobacillus graminis
- Lactobacillus halodurans
- "Lactobacillus halophilus"
- Lactobacillus halotolerans
- Lactobacillus hammesii
- Lactobacillus hamsteri
- Lactobacillus harbinensis
- Lactobacillus hayakitensis
- Lactobacillus hegangensis
- Lactobacillus heilongjiangensis
- Lactobacillus helsingborgensis
- Lactobacillus helveticus
- Lactobacillus herbarum
- Lactobacillus heterohiochii
- Lactobacillus hilgardii
- Lactobacillus hokkaidonensis
- Lactobacillus hominis
- Lactobacillus homohiochii
- Lactobacillus hordei
- "Lactobacillus hordniae"
- Lactobacillus huachuanensis
- Lactobacillus huananensis
- Lactobacillus huangpiensis
- Lactobacillus hulanensis
- Lactobacillus hulinensis
- Lactobacillus iners
- Lactobacillus ingluviei
- Lactobacillus insicii
- Lactobacillus intestinalis
- "Lactobacillus inulinus"
- Lactobacillus isalae
- Lactobacillus iwatensis
- Lactobacillus ixorae
- Lactobacillus jensenii
- Lactobacillus jiayinensis
- Lactobacillus jidongensis
- "Lactobacillus jinshani"
- Lactobacillus jixianensis
- Lactobacillus johnsonii
- Lactobacillus juensis
- Lactobacillus kaifaensis
- Lactobacillus kalixensis
- Lactobacillus kandleri
- Lactobacillus kedongensis
- Lactobacillus kefir
- Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens
- Lactobacillus kefirgranum
- Lactobacillus kefiri corrig.
- Lactobacillus keshanensis
- Lactobacillus kimbladii
- Lactobacillus kimchicus
- Lactobacillus kimchiensis
- Lactobacillus kimchii
- Lactobacillus kisonensis
- Lactobacillus kitasatonis
- Lactobacillus koreensis
- Lactobacillus kosoi
- Lactobacillus kullabergensis
- Lactobacillus kunkeei
- Lactobacillus lactis
- Lactobacillus laiwuensis
- Lactobacillus leichmannii
- "Lactobacillus letivazi"
- Lactobacillus lindianensis
- Lactobacillus lindneri
- Lactobacillus malefermentans
- Lactobacillus mali
- Lactobacillus maltaromicus
- Lactobacillus manihotivorans
- Lactobacillus mellifer
- Lactobacillus mellis
- Lactobacillus melliventris
- Lactobacillus metriopterae
- Lactobacillus micheneri
- Lactobacillus mindensis
- Lactobacillus minor
- Lactobacillus minutus
- Lactobacillus mishanensis
- Lactobacillus mixtipabuli
- Lactobacillus modestisalitolerans
- Lactobacillus mucosae
- Lactobacillus mudanjiangensis
- Lactobacillus mulanensis
- Lactobacillus mulengensis
- Lactobacillus mulieris
- Lactobacillus murinus
- Lactobacillus musae
- Lactobacillus nagelii
- Lactobacillus namurensis
- Lactobacillus nangangensis
- Lactobacillus nantensis
- Lactobacillus nasalidis
- Lactobacillus nasuensis
- Lactobacillus nenjiangensis
- Lactobacillus nodensis
- Lactobacillus nuruki
- Lactobacillus odoratitofui
- Lactobacillus oeni
- Lactobacillus oligofermentans
- Lactobacillus oris
- Lactobacillus oryzae
- Lactobacillus otakiensis
- Lactobacillus ozensis
- Lactobacillus panis
- Lactobacillus panisapium
- Lactobacillus pantheris
- Lactobacillus parabrevis
- Lactobacillus parabuchneri
- Lactobacillus paracasei
- Lactobacillus paracollinoides
- Lactobacillus parafarraginis
- Lactobacillus paragasseri
- Lactobacillus parakefir
- Lactobacillus parakefiri corrig.
- Lactobacillus paralimentarius
- Lactobacillus paraplantarum
- Lactobacillus pasteurii
- Lactobacillus paucivorans
- Lactobacillus pentosiphilus
- Lactobacillus perolens
- Lactobacillus pingfangensis
- Lactobacillus piscicola
- Lactobacillus plajomi
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus pobuzihii
- Lactobacillus pontis
- Lactobacillus porci
- Lactobacillus porcinae
- Lactobacillus psittaci
- "Candidatus Lactobacillus pullistercoris"
- Lactobacillus quenuiae
- "Lactobacillus raoultii"
- Lactobacillus rapi
- Lactobacillus rennini
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Lactobacillus rimae
- Lactobacillus rizhaonensis
- Lactobacillus rodentium
- Lactobacillus rogosae
- Lactobacillus rossiae corrig.
- Lactobacillus rossii
- Lactobacillus ruminis
- Lactobacillus saerimneri
- Lactobacillus sake
- Lactobacillus sakei corrig.
- Lactobacillus salitolerans
- Lactobacillus salivarius
- Lactobacillus salsicarnum
- Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis corrig.
- Lactobacillus sanfrancisco
- Lactobacillus saniviri
- Lactobacillus satsumensis
- Lactobacillus secaliphilus
- Lactobacillus selangorensis
- Lactobacillus senioris
- Lactobacillus senmaizukei
- Lactobacillus sharpeae
- Lactobacillus shenzhenensis
- Lactobacillus sicerae
- Lactobacillus silagei
- Lactobacillus silagincola
- Lactobacillus siliginis
- Lactobacillus similis
- Lactobacillus sobrius
- Lactobacillus songbeiensis
- Lactobacillus songhuajiangensis
- Lactobacillus spicheri
- Lactobacillus suantsaicola
- Lactobacillus suantsaii
- Lactobacillus suantsaiihabitans
- Lactobacillus sucicola
- Lactobacillus suebicus
- Lactobacillus suibinensis
- Lactobacillus sunkii
- Lactobacillus suntoryeus
- Lactobacillus taiwanensis
- Lactobacillus tangyuanensis
- Lactobacillus terrae
- Lactobacillus thailandensis
- Lactobacillus thermotolerans
- Lactobacillus timberlakei
- "Lactobacillus timonensis"
- Lactobacillus tongjiangensis
- Lactobacillus trichodes
- Lactobacillus tucceti
- Lactobacillus uli
- Lactobacillus ultunensis
- Lactobacillus uvarum
- Lactobacillus vaccinostercus
- Lactobacillus vaginalis
- "Lactobacillus vermiforme"
- Lactobacillus versmoldensis
- Lactobacillus vespulae
- Lactobacillus vini
- Lactobacillus viridescens
- Lactobacillus vitulinus
- Lactobacillus wasatchensis
- Lactobacillus wuchangensis
- Lactobacillus xiangfangensis
- Lactobacillus xujianguonis
- Lactobacillus xylocopicola
- Lactobacillus xylosus
- Lactobacillus yamanashiensis
- Lactobacillus yichunensis
- Lactobacillus yilanensis
- Lactobacillus yonginensis
- Lactobacillus zeae
- Lactobacillus zhachilii
- Lactobacillus zhaodongensis
- Lactobacillus zhaoyuanensis
- Lactobacillus zhongbaensis
- Lactobacillus zymae
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Name: Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: pen.to’sus. N.L. masc. adj. pentosus, pertaining to pentoses [probably better: pentosicus]
Pronunciation, gender: pen-TO-sus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 8041; CCUG 33455; CIP 103156; DSM 20314; JCM 1558; LMG 10755; NCAIM B.01727; NCCB 32014; NCDO 363; NCFB 363; NCIB 8026; NCIMB 8026; NRRL B-227; NRRL B-473
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D79211
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Zanoni P, Farrow JAE, Phillips BA, Collins MD. Lactobacillus pentosus (Fred, Peterson, and Anderson) sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:339-341. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (Zanoni et al. 1987 ex Fred et al. 1921) Zheng et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (Zanoni et al. 1987 ex Fred et al. 1921) Zheng et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus pentosus 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 489 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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:
Zanoni P, Farrow JAE, Phillips BA, Collins MD. Lactobacillus pentosus (Fred, Peterson, and Anderson) sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:339-341.
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Record number: 777372
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