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Species Lactobacillus pontis

Name: Lactobacillus pontis Vogel et al. 1994

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pon’tis. L. gen. masc. n. pontis, of the bridge, referring to BRIDGE which is the abbreviation for the Commission of the European Communities Research Programme entitled Biotechnology Research, for Innovation Development and Growth in Europe. During this program, the organism was isolated and characterized by the joined efforts of three laboratories (same stem as pontus)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus PON-tis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51518; CCUG 33456; CIP 104232; DSM 8475; JCM 11051; LMG 14187; LTH 2587

16S rRNA gene: X76329 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Vogel RF, Bocker G, Stolz P, Ehrmann M, Fanta D, Ludwig W, Pot B, Kersters K, Schleifer KH, Hammes WP. Identification of lactobacilli from sourdough and description of Lactobacillus pontis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:223-229. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:596.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Limosilactobacillus pontis (Vogel et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lactobacillus pontis 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 43 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: Vogel RF, Bocker G, Stolz P, Ehrmann M, Fanta D, Ludwig W, Pot B, Kersters K, Schleifer KH, Hammes WP. Identification of lactobacilli from sourdough and description of Lactobacillus pontis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:223-229. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 777379