Name: Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (Zanoni et al. 1987 ex Fred et al. 1921) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987

Etymology: pen.to’sus. N.L. masc. adj. pentosus, of pentose, pertaining to pentoses [probably better: pentosicus]

Pronunciation, gender: pen-TO-sus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 8041; CCUG 33455; CIP 103156; DSM 20314; JCM 1558; LMG 10755; NCAIM B.01727; NCCB 32014; NCDO 363; NCFB 363; NCIB 8026; NCIMB 8026; NRRL B-227; NRRL B-473

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D79211 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)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 106 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Lactiplantibacillus 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: 10800