Name: Sporolactobacillus spathodeae Thamacharoensuk et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: spa.tho’de.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. spathodeae, of Spathodea, the African tulip, source of isolation of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BK117-1; DSM 100968; JCM 19542; LMG 28366; PCU 337; TISTR 2235

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB911246 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thamacharoensuk T, Kitahara M, Ohkuma M, Thongchul N, Tanasupawat S. Sporolactobacillus shoreae sp. nov. and Sporolactobacillus spathodeae sp. nov., two spore-forming lactic acid bacteria isolated from tree barks in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1220-1226.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2026-2027.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Thamacharoensuk T, Kitahara M, Ohkuma M, Thongchul N, Tanasupawat S. Sporolactobacillus shoreae sp. nov. and Sporolactobacillus spathodeae sp. nov., two spore-forming lactic acid bacteria isolated from tree barks in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1220-1226.

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Record number: 792691