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Name: Lentilactobacillus rapi subsp. rapi (Watanabe et al. 2009) Li et al. 2022
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Lactobacillus rapi Watanabe et al. 2009
Etymology: ra’pi. M.L. gen. neut. n. rapi, of a turnip, the substrate for fermented sunki products
Pronunciation, gender: RA-pi, masculine
Type strain: DSM 19907; JCM 15042; NRIC 743; YIT 11204
See detailed strain information at
Valid publication:
Li Y, Li W, Luo R, Sakandar HA, Zhang H, Liu W. Lentilactobacillus rapi subsp. dabitei subsp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from naturally fermented dairy product. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5359.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Lentilactobacillus rapi (Watanabe et al. 2009) Zheng et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Li Y, Li W, Luo R, Sakandar HA, Zhang H, Liu W. Lentilactobacillus rapi subsp. dabitei subsp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from naturally fermented dairy product. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5359.
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Record number: 29889