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Species Lactobacillus satsumensis

Name: Lactobacillus satsumensis Endo and Okada 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sat.su.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. satsumensis, pertaining to Satsuma (old name for the southern part of Kyushu in Japan), from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus sat-su-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16230; JCM 12392; NRIC 604

16S rRNA gene: AB154519 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Endo A, Okada S. Lactobacillus satsumensis sp. nov., isolated from mashes of shochu, a traditional Japanese distilled spirit made from fermented rice and other starchy materials. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:83-85. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Liquorilactobacillus satsumensis (Endo and Okada 2005) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Lactobacillus satsumensis 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 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 13 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: Endo A, Okada S. Lactobacillus satsumensis sp. nov., isolated from mashes of shochu, a traditional Japanese distilled spirit made from fermented rice and other starchy materials. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:83-85. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 777394