Name: Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li.ci.ni.us. N.L. masc. adj. salicinius, pertaining to salicin, a glycoside

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 11742; CCUG 39464; CIP 103155; DSM 20554; JCM 1150; LMG 9476; NBRC 102160; NRRL B-1950

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16S rRNA gene: M59054 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rogosa M, Wiseman RF, Mitchell JA, Disraely MN, Beaman AJ. Species differentiation of oral lactobacilli from man including description of Lactobacillus salivarius nov spec and lactobacillus Cellobiosus nov spec. J Bacteriol 1953; 65:681-699.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Ligilactobacillus salivarius (Rogosa et al. 1953) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ligilactobacillus salivarius (Rogosa et al. 1953) Zheng et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Lactobacillus salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius 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 Lactobacillus salivarius within a separate genus Lactobacillus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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: Lactobacillus salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rogosa M, Wiseman RF, Mitchell JA, Disraely MN, Beaman AJ. Species differentiation of oral lactobacilli from man including description of Lactobacillus salivarius nov spec and lactobacillus Cellobiosus nov spec. J Bacteriol 1953; 65:681-699.

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Record number: 777391