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Species Lactobacillus terrae
Name: Lactobacillus terrae Kim et al. 2018
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of/from soil
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TER-ra͡e, masculine
Type strain: JCM 32269; KCTC 21093; NIBRBAC000499792
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MF683040
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim HJ, Lee HJ, Lim B, Kim E, Kim HY, Suh M, Hur M. Lactobacillus terrae sp. nov., a novel species isolated from soil samples in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2906-2911. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Companilactobacillus metriopterae (Chiba et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus metriopterae Chiba et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Companilactobacillus metriopterae (Chiba et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏲ According to Zhao and Gu (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus metriopterae Chiba et al. 2018.
Publication:
Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus terrae is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus metriopterae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1597-1600. 🇨🇳
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⏲ According to Zhao and Gu (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Companilactobacillus metriopterae (Chiba et al. 2018) Zheng et al. 2020.
Publication:
Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus terrae is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus metriopterae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1597-1600. 🇨🇳
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2630-2631.
- ❗ Lactobacillus terrae 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
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⏲ According to Zhao and Gu (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus metriopterae Chiba et al. 2018.
Publication:
Zhao W, Gu CT. Lactobacillus terrae is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus metriopterae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1597-1600.
Parent taxon: Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kim HJ, Lee HJ, Lim B, Kim E, Kim HY, Suh M, Hur M. Lactobacillus terrae sp. nov., a novel species isolated from soil samples in the Republic of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2906-2911. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 797824
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