Species Lactobacillus silagei

Name: Lactobacillus silagei Tohno et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.la’ge.i. N.L. neut. n. silageum, silage (a kind of fermented feed for livestock); N.L. gen. neut. n. silagei, of silage, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus si-LA-ge-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 27022; IWT126; JCM 19001

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB786910 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tohno M, Kitahara M, Irisawa T, Masuda T, Uegaki R, Ohkuma M, Tajima K. Lactobacillus silagei sp. nov., isolated from orchardgrass silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4613-4618. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Secundilactobacillus silagei (Tohno et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Secundilactobacillus silagei (Tohno et al. 2013) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus silagei 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 2023-10-29. 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 0 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: Tohno M, Kitahara M, Irisawa T, Masuda T, Uegaki R, Ohkuma M, Tajima K. Lactobacillus silagei sp. nov., isolated from orchardgrass silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4613-4618. 🇯🇵

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Species Lactobacillus silagei