Name: Sporolactobacillus pectinivorans Lan et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pec.ti.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. pectinum, pectin; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. pectinivorans, pectin devouring

Pronunciation, gender: pek-ti-NI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: CICC 23867; GD201205; KCTC 15488

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP340805 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lan QX, Chen J, Lin L, Ye XL, Yan QY, Huang JF, Liu CC, Yang GW. Sporolactobacillus pectinivorans sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from spoiled jelly. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4323-4328.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.13296 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sporolactobacillus Kitahara and Suzuki 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lan QX, Chen J, Lin L, Ye XL, Yan QY, Huang JF, Liu CC, Yang GW. Sporolactobacillus pectinivorans sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from spoiled jelly. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4323-4328.

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Record number: 794817