Species Lactobacillus sakei

Name: Lactobacillus sakei corrig. Katagiri et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa’ke.i. N.L. neut. n. sakeum, sake, a Japanese rice wine; N.L. gen. neut. n. sakei, of sake

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 15521; CCUG 30501; CIP 103139; DSM 20017; IFO 15893; LMG 13558; LMG 9468; NBIMCC 3453; NBRC 15893

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M58829 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Katagiri H, Kitahara K, Fukami K. The characteristics of the lactic acid bacteria isolated from moto, yeast mashes for sake manufacture. IV. Classification of the lactic acid bacteria. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1934; 10:156-157.

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

Correct name: Latilactobacillus sakei (Katagiri et al. 1934) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Latilactobacillus sakei (Katagiri et al. 1934) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus bavaricus Stetter and Stetter 1980	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Lactobacillus sake Katagiri et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

Emendations:
- Klein et al. 1996 Klein G, Dicks LMT, Pack A, Hack B, Zimmermann K, Dellaglio F, Reuter G. Emended descriptions of Lactobacillus sake (Katagiri, Kitahara, and Fukami) and Lactobacillus curvatus (Abo-Elnaga and Kandler): numerical classification revealed by protein fingerprinting and identification based on biochemical patterns and DNA-DNA hybridizations. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:367-376. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 Listed as sake in the notification list.

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Kagermeier-Callaway and Laür (1995), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus bavaricus Stetter and Stetter 1980. Publication: Kagermeier-Callaway AS, Lauer E. Lactobacillus sake Katagiri, Kitahara, and Fukami 1934 is the senior synonym for Lactobacillus bavaricus Stetter and Stetter 1980. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:398-399.
- ❗ Lactobacillus sakei 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. — 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 710 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), no evidence of human infection was found for this species. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:908; Lactobacillus sake (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
- 🧍 In Kilian's opinion [1] the change of the well-established name Lactobacillus sake may be a source of confusion. So, with reference to the first Principle of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), Kilian requested that the original name Lactobacillus sake be conserved [2]. The Judicial Commission denied this request, and no Opinion will be issued upon this request [3]. Publication: Kilian M. Necessary changes of bacterial names? ASM News 1998; 64:670.
- 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, sake (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.

Subdivision:

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

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Lactobacillus sakei subsp. carnosus corrig. Torriani et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Lactobacillus sakei subsp. sakei corrig. (Katagiri et al. 1934) Torriani et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Katagiri H, Kitahara K, Fukami K. The characteristics of the lactic acid bacteria isolated from moto, yeast mashes for sake manufacture. IV. Classification of the lactic acid bacteria. Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1934; 10:156-157.

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Species Lactobacillus sakei