Name: Lentilactobacillus parakefiri (Takizawa et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus parakefiri corrig. Takizawa et al. 1994

Etymology: pa.ra.ke’fir.i. Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. gen. neut. n. kefiri, a species epithet; N.L. gen. neut. n. parakefiri, beside L. kefiri, referring to the close relationship with this organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51648; CCUG 39468; CIP 104242; DSM 10551; GCL 1731; IFO 15890; JCM 8573; LMG 15133; NBRC 15890

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB370879 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 parakefiri corrig. Takizawa et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus parakefir Takizawa et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• 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: Lentilactobacillus 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: 10796