Name: Lactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei Tanizawa et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: si.la’ge.i. N.L. neut. n. silageum, silage (a kind of fermented feed for livestock); N.L. gen. neut. n. silagei, of silage, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 107969; JCM 32599; SG 162

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC507198 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tanizawa Y, Kobayashi H, Nomura M, Sakamoto M, Arita M, Nakamura Y, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei subsp. nov., isolated from rice grain silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3111-3116.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4421-4424.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

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

Correct name: Lentilactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei (Tanizawa et al. 2020) Liu and Gu 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentilactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei (Tanizawa et al. 2020) Liu and Gu 2020	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.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "subspecies needs to be reclassified as Lentilactobacillus". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
  • 🧍 Illegitimate according to Rule 53 (see Lactobacillus silagei Tohno et al. 2013). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Lactobacillus buchneri (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tanizawa Y, Kobayashi H, Nomura M, Sakamoto M, Arita M, Nakamura Y, Ohkuma M, Tohno M. Lactobacillus buchneri subsp. silagei subsp. nov., isolated from rice grain silage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3111-3116.

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Record number: 7497