Name: Paucilactobacillus oligofermentans (Koort et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus oligofermentans Koort et al. 2005

Etymology: o.li.go.fer.men’tans. Gr. masc. adj. oligos, few; L. pres. part. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. masc. part. adj. oligofermentans, fermenting few [carbohydrates]

Pronunciation, gender: o-li-go-fer-MEN-tans, masculine

Type strain: AMKR18; CCUG 52263; DSM 15707; JCM 16175; LMG 22743

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC519865 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 oligofermentans Koort et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06194 (N = 28).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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: Paucilactobacillus 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: 10786