Species Limosilactobacillus reuteri

Name: Limosilactobacillus reuteri (Kandler et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus reuteri Kandler et al. 1982

Etymology: reu’te.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. reuteri, of Reuter, named for G. Reuter, a German bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-mo-si-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus RE͡U-te-ri, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23272; CCUG 33624; CIP 101887; DSM 20016; F 275; IFO 15892; JCM 1112; LMG 13557; LMG 9213; NBIMCC 9069; NBRC 15892; NRRL B-14171

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MW367846 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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus reuteri Kandler et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06620 (N = 36).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 719 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 9

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. kinnaridis Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. murium Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. pararodentium Guo et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. peregrinus Guo et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. porcinus Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. reuteri (Kandler et al. 1982) Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. rodentium Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. simiae Guo et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Limosilactobacillus reuteri subsp. suis Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

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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