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Species Limosilactobacillus pontis
Name: Limosilactobacillus pontis (Vogel et al. 1994) Zheng et al. 2020
Basonym: Lactobacillus pontis Vogel et al. 1994
Etymology: pon’tis. L. gen. masc. n. pontis, of a bridge, referring to BRIDGE, which was the acronym of an EU funded research project (same stem as pontus)
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PON-tis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 51518; CCUG 33456; CIP 104232; DSM 8475; JCM 11051; LMG 14187; LTH 2587
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X76329
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 pontis Vogel et al. 1994 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 8 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: Limosilactobacillus 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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