Name: Ligilactobacillus agilis (Weiss et al. 1982) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus agilis Weiss et al. 1982

Etymology: a’gi.lis. L. masc. adj. agilis, agile, motile

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 31450; CIP 101264; DSM 20509; JCM 1187; LMG 9186; NRRL B-14856

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M58803 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 agilis Weiss et al. 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06587 (N = 14).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

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: 10725