Name: Latilactobacillus sakei subsp. carnosus (Torriani et al. 1996) Zheng et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus sakei subsp. carnosus corrig. Torriani et al. 1996

Etymology: car.no’sus. L. masc. adj. carnosus, pertaining to meat

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 31331; CIP 105422; JCM 11031; LMG 17302; R 14b/a

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB289288 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 sakei subsp. carnosus corrig. Torriani et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus curvatus subsp. melibiosus Torriani et al. 1996	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus sake subsp. carnosus Torriani et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Koort et al. (2004), this subspecies is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus curvatus subsp. melibiosus Torriani et al. 1996. Publication: Koort J, Vandamme P, Schillinger U, Holzapfel W, Bjorkroth J. Lactobacillus curvatus subsp. melibiosus is a later synonym of Lactobacillus sakei subsp. carnosus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1621-1626.

Parent taxon: Latilactobacillus sakei (Katagiri et al. 1934) 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: 10881