Name: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. jakobsenii Adimpong et al. 2013

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ja.kob.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jakobsenii, of Jakobsen, named after Professor Emeritus Mogens Jakobsen for his significant contributions in the field of food microbiology including biodiversity, production and safety of African fermented foods and beverages

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-kop-SE-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 26046; LMG 27067; ZN7a-9

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ801728 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adimpong DB, Nielsen DS, Sorensen KI, Vogensen FK, Sawadogo-Lingani H, Derkx PM, Jespersen L. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. jakobsenii subsp. nov., isolated from dolo wort, an alcoholic fermented beverage in Burkina Faso. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3720-3726. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

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 0.21799 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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: Adimpong DB, Nielsen DS, Sorensen KI, Vogensen FK, Sawadogo-Lingani H, Derkx PM, Jespersen L. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. jakobsenii subsp. nov., isolated from dolo wort, an alcoholic fermented beverage in Burkina Faso. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3720-3726. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 791167