Name: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis (Bringel et al. 2005) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis Bringel et al. 2005

Etymology: ar.gen.to.ra.ten’sis. L. masc. adj. argentoratensis, of or pertaining to Argentoratus, the Roman name of the City of Strasbourg in Alsace, France

Pronunciation, gender: ar-gen-to-ra-TEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 50787; CIP 108320; DK0 22; DKO 22; DSM 16365; JCM 16169

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ640078 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lactiplantibacillus argentoratensis (Bringel et al. 2005) Liu and Gu 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactiplantibacillus argentoratensis (Bringel et al. 2005) Liu and Gu 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Lactobacillus argentoratensis (Bringel et al. 2005) Li et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis Bringel et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Lactiplantibacillus plantarum within a separate genus Lactiplantibacillus.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Orla-Jensen 1919) 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: 10883