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Species Lactobacillus plantarum
Name: Lactobacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919
Etymology: plan.ta’rum. L. fem. n. planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a plant; L. gen. fem. pl. n. plantarum, of plants
Type strain: ATCC 14917; CCUG 30503; CIP 103151; DSM 20174; IFO 15891; JCM 1149; LMG 6907; NBRC 15891; NCIB 11974; NCIMB 11974; NRRL B-4496
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM162417
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Streptobacterium plantarum" Orla-Jensen 1919 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000.
Publication:
Kostinek M, Pukall R, Rooney AP, Schillinger U, Hertel C, Holzapfel WH, Franz CM. Lactobacillus arizonensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2485-2489.
- ❗ Lactobacillus plantarum 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 6918 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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⏰ According to Kostinek et al. (2005), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus arizonensis Swezey et al. 2000.
Publication:
Kostinek M, Pukall R, Rooney AP, Schillinger U, Hertel C, Holzapfel WH, Franz CM. Lactobacillus arizonensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2485-2489.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis Bringel et al. 2005 validly published under the ICNP synonym Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bringel et al. 2005 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
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Record number: 777375
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