Name: Lapidilactobacillus achengensis (Long et al. 2020) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus achengensis Long et al. 2020

Etymology: a.cheng.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. achengensis, pertaining to Acheng, a county in Heilongjiang Province, P.R. China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-k^hen͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 247-4; CCM 8897; CCTCC AB 2018410; LMG 31059; NCIMB 15155

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK110810 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus achengensis Long et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Lapidilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 10678