Name: Amylolactobacillus amylophilus (Nakamura and Crowell 1981) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus amylophilus Nakamura and Crowell 1981

Etymology: a.my.lo’phi.lus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. amylophilus, starch-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49845; CCUG 30137; CIP 102988; DSM 20533; IFO 15881; JCM 1125; LMG 6900; NBRC 15881; NCAIM B.01457; NRRL B-4437; NRRL B-4476

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680988 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 amylophilus Nakamura and Crowell 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Amylolactobacillus 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Amylolactobacillus 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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