Name: Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis Yamane et al. 2024

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: a.ni.ma’lis. L. gen. n. animalis, of a living being, an animal (also as adjective)

Pronunciation, gender: a-ni-MA-lis, masculine

Type strain: BF125; DSM 115528; MAFF 212522

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC771959 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yamane K, Tanizawa Y, Kobayashi H, Kamizono T, Kojima Y, Takagi H, Tohno M. Proposal of Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and an emended description of Lactobacillus amylovorus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6517.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalium Yamane et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalium Yamane et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis Yamane et al. 2024 is illegitimate because of the presence of the validly published and legitimate name Lactobacillus animalis Dent and Williams 1983 [Rule 12b]. Publication: Dent VE, Williams RAD. Lactobacillus animalis sp. nov., a new species of Lactobacillus from the alimentary canal of animals. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig. 1982; C3:377-386.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus amylovorus Nakamura 1981

Assigned by: Yamane K, Tanizawa Y, Kobayashi H, Kamizono T, Kojima Y, Takagi H, Tohno M. Proposal of Lactobacillus amylovorus subsp. animalis subsp. nov. and an emended description of Lactobacillus amylovorus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6517.

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Record number: 53169