Name: "Sporolactobacillus racemicus" Collins and Jones 1979

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra.ce’mi.cus. N.L. masc. adj. racemicus, racemic, as DL-lactic acid is produced

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ra-KE-mi-kus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 700381; CIP 105318; DSM 16324; JCM 3417; LMG 18785; M-17; NBRC 101524

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ698860 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Collins MD, Jones D. Isoprenoid qui10.1111/j.1365-2672.1979.tb01757.x composition as a guide to the classification of Sporolactobacillus and possibly related bacteria. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 1979; 47:293-297.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Sporolactobacillus nakayamae subsp. racemicus Yanagida et al. 1997

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sporolactobacillus nakayamae subsp. racemicus Yanagida et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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.
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

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

Assigned by: Collins MD, Jones D. Isoprenoid qui10.1111/j.1365-2672.1979.tb01757.x composition as a guide to the classification of Sporolactobacillus and possibly related bacteria. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 1979; 47:293-297.

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Record number: 23133