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

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 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".
  • 🧍 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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