Name: Lancefieldella rimae (Olsen et al. 1991) Nouioui et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus rimae Olsen et al. 1991

Etymology: ri’mae. L. gen. fem. n. rimae, of a fissure, pertaining to the gingival crevice

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RI-ma͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49626; CCUG 31168; DSM 7090; IFO 15546; JCM 10299; LMG 11476; NBRC 15546; VPI D140H-11A

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB540986 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 184. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3379-3393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Atopobium rimae (Olsen et al. 1991) Collins and Wallbanks 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus rimae Olsen et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Atopobium rimae (Olsen et al. 1991) Collins and Wallbanks 1993. Publication: Collins MD, Wallbanks S. Comparative sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA genes of Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus: proposal for the creation of a new genus Atopobium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1992; 95:235-240. 🇬🇧 Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

Parent taxon: Lancefieldella Nouioui et al. 2018

Assigned by: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 798325