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Species Levilactobacillus hammesii
Name: Levilactobacillus hammesii (Valcheva et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020
Basonym: Lactobacillus hammesii Valcheva et al. 2005
Etymology: ham.me’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hammesii, of Hammes, in recognition of the scientist Walter P. Hammes, who contributed significantly to the taxonomy of lactic acid bacteria as well as the technology and microbial ecology of fermented foods
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ham-ME-si-i, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 51325; CIP 108387; DSM 16381; JCM 16170; LP38; TMW 1.1236
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ632219
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. 
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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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus hammesii Valcheva et al. 2005 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.17331 (N = 10).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 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: Levilactobacillus 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: 10764
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