Name: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus Dellaglio et al. 2005

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.cus. L. masc. adj. indicus, from India, referring to the geographical origin of the strains

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … IN-di-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 51390; DSM 15996; JCM 15610; LMG 22083; NCC 725

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC685629 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dellaglio F, Felis GE, Castioni A, Torriani S, Germond JE. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus subsp. nov., isolated from Indian dairy products. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:401-404. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21077 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Lactobacillus delbrueckii (Leichmann 1896) Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dellaglio F, Felis GE, Castioni A, Torriani S, Germond JE. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus subsp. nov., isolated from Indian dairy products. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:401-404. 🇮🇹

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Record number: 777294