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Species Levilactobacillus spicheri
Name: Levilactobacillus spicheri (Meroth et al. 2004) Zheng et al. 2020
Basonym: Lactobacillus spicheri Meroth et al. 2004
Etymology: spi’che.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. spicheri, of Spicher. The name honours Gottfried Spicher, a German scientist who pioneered the microbiological and biochemical characterization of sourdough fermentation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … SPI-khe-ri, masculine
Type strain: DSM 15429; JCM 15956; LMG 21871; LTH 5753
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ534844
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. 
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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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactobacillus spicheri Meroth et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.14442 (N = 14).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Levilactobacillus 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: 10816
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