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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus salivarius Rogosa et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: sa.li.va’ri.us. L. masc. adj. salivarius, salivary

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 31453; CIP 103140; DSM 20555; H066T; HAMBI 78; HAMBI 87; JCM 1231; LMG 9477; NRRL B-1949

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB370881 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4050-4060.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Ligilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020. Publication: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.
  • Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 11741.

Parent taxon: Ligilactobacillus Zheng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.

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Record number: 10714