Species Lactobacillus spicheri

Name: Lactobacillus spicheri Meroth et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spi’che.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. spicheri, of Spicher. The name honours Gottfried Spicher, a German researcher, who contributed to the chemical, microbial and technological characterisation of wheat and rye sourdoughs

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus SPI-k^he-ri, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15429; JCM 15956; LMG 21871; LTH 5753

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ534844 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Meroth CB, Hammes WP, Hertel C. Characterisation of the microbiota of rice sourdoughs and description of Lactobacillus spicheri sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:151-159. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 97. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:631-632.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Levilactobacillus spicheri (Meroth et al. 2004) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Levilactobacillus spicheri (Meroth et al. 2004) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus spicheri 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 17 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.
- 🧍 The specific epithet spicheri is a N.L. gen. n., not a L. gen. n. as cited in the paper by Meroth et al. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Meroth CB, Hammes WP, Hertel C. Characterisation of the microbiota of rice sourdoughs and description of Lactobacillus spicheri sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:151-159. 🇩🇪

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Species Lactobacillus spicheri