Species Lactobacillus reuteri

Classification:

Bacteria Bacillati Bacillota Bacilli Lactobacillales Lactobacillaceae Lactobacillus Lactobacillus reuteri

Name: Lactobacillus reuteri Kandler et al. 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: reu’te.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. reuteri, of Reuter, named for G. Reuter, a German bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus RE͡U-te-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23272; CCUG 33624; CIP 101887; DSM 20016; F 275; IFO 15892; JCM 1112; LMG 13557; LMG 9213; NBIMCC 9069; NBRC 15892; NRRL B-14171

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW367846 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kandler O, Stetter KO, Köhl R. Lactobacillus reuteri sp. nov., a new species of heterofermentative lactobacilli. Zentralbl. Mikrobiol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1980; C1:264-269.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Limosilactobacillus reuteri (Kandler et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Limosilactobacillus reuteri (Kandler et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus reuteri 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. — 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 2415 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: Kandler O, Stetter KO, Köhl R. Lactobacillus reuteri sp. nov., a new species of heterofermentative lactobacilli. Zentralbl. Mikrobiol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1980; C1:264-269.

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