Species Lactobacillus vaginalis

Name: Lactobacillus vaginalis Embley et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.gi.na’lis. L. fem. n. vagina, sheath, vagina; L. adj. suff. -alis -is -e, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. vaginalis, of or pertaining to the vagina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-ba-KIL-lus wa-gi-NA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49540; CCUG 31452; CIP 105932; DSM 5837; JCM 9505; LMG 12891; NCTC 12197

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16S rRNA gene: AF243177 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Embley TM, Faquir N, Bossart W, Collins MD. Lactobacillus vaginalis sp. nov. from the human vagina. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:368-370. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Limosilactobacillus vaginalis (Embley et al. 1989) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Limosilactobacillus vaginalis (Embley et al. 1989) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Lactobacillus vaginalis 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 87 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: Embley TM, Faquir N, Bossart W, Collins MD. Lactobacillus vaginalis sp. nov. from the human vagina. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:368-370. 🇬🇧

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Species Lactobacillus vaginalis