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Species Lactobacillus ruminis

Name: Lactobacillus ruminis Sharpe et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’mi.nis. L. neut. n. rumen, rumen; L. gen. neut. n. ruminis, of rumen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus RU-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27780; CCUG 39465; CIP 103153; DSM 20403; JCM 1152; LMG 10756; NBRC 102161; NRRL B-14853

16S rRNA gene: M58828 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Sharpe ME, Latham MJ, Garvie EI, Zirngibl J, Kandler O. Two new species of Lactobacillus isolated from the bovine rumen, Lactobacillus ruminis sp.nov. and Lactobacillus vitulinus sp.nov. J Gen Microbiol 1973; 77:37-49.

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

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

Correct name: Ligilactobacillus ruminis (Sharpe et al. 1973) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lactobacillus ruminis 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 63 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: Sharpe ME, Latham MJ, Garvie EI, Zirngibl J, Kandler O. Two new species of Lactobacillus isolated from the bovine rumen, Lactobacillus ruminis sp.nov. and Lactobacillus vitulinus sp.nov. J Gen Microbiol 1973; 77:37-49.

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Record number: 777386