Species Latilactobacillus curvatus

Name: Latilactobacillus curvatus (Troili-Petersson 1903) Zheng et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium curvatum" Troili-Petersson 1903

Etymology: cur.va’tus. L. masc. part. adj. curvatus, curved

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: la-ti-lak-to-ba-KIL-lus kur-WA-tus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25601; CCUG 30669; CIP 102992; DSM 20019; IFO 15884; JCM 1096; LMG 13553; LMG 9198; NBIMCC 3452; NBRC 15884; NRRL B-4562

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB626051 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus curvatus (Troili-Petersson 1903) Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium curvatum" Troili-Petersson 1903	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 108 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Latilactobacillus 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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