Name: Liquorilactobacillus mali (Carr and Davies 1970) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus mali Carr and Davies 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ma’li. N.L. gen. fem. n. mali, of an apple

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27053; CCUG 30141; CCUG 32228; CIP 103142; DSM 20444; JCM 1116; LMG 6899; NBRC 102159; NCIB 10560; NCIMB 10560; NRRL B-4563; VKM B-1600

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB326352 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus yamanashiensis subsp. mali (Carr and Davies 1970) Nonomura 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Lactobacillus mali Carr and Davies 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus yamanashiensis (ex Nonomura et al. 1965) Nonomura 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Liquorilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020. 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.
  • ⏰ According to Kaneuchi et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus yamanashiensis (ex Nonomura et al. 1965) Nonomura 1983. Publication: Kaneuchi C, Seki M, Komagata K. Taxonomic study of Lactobacillus mali Carr and Davis 1970 and related strains: validation of Lactobacillus mali Carr and Davis 1970 over Lactobacillus yamanashiensis Nonomura 1983. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:269-272.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Liquorilactobacillus 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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