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Species Secundilactobacillus malefermentans
Name: Secundilactobacillus malefermentans (Farrow et al. 1989 ex Russell and Walker 1953) Zheng et al. 2020
Basonym: Lactobacillus malefermentans (ex Russell and Walker 1953) Farrow et al. 1989
Etymology: ma.le.fer.men’tans. L. adv. male, bad; L. pres. part. fermentans, fermenting; N.L. masc. part. adj. malefermentans, badly fermenting, referring to spoiled beer
Type strain: CCUG 32206; CIP 103367; DSM 5705; IFO 15905; JCM 12497; LMG 11455; NBRC 15905; NCDO 1410; NCFB 1410; NCIMB 701410; Strain D2 MF1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB680994
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus malefermentans (ex Russell and Walker 1953) Farrow et al. 1989 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Secundilactobacillus 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.
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 49373.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Secundilactobacillus 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.
Parent taxon: Secundilactobacillus 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: 10872
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