Species Holzapfeliella floricola

Name: Holzapfeliella floricola (Kawasaki et al. 2011) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus floricola Kawasaki et al. 2011

Etymology: flo.ri’co.la. L. masc. n. flos, flower, blossom (same stem as flora); L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. floricola, flower-dweller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hol-zap-fe-li-EL-la flo-RI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 23037; JCM 16512; LMG 29183; NRIC 774; Ryu1-2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB523780 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Holzapfeliella gen. nov. and Litorivicinus gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020 and Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5688. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus floricola Kawasaki et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Holzapfelia floricola (Kawasaki et al. 2011) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Holzapfeliella Deshmukh and Oren 2023. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Holzapfeliella gen. nov. and Litorivicinus gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020 and Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5688. 🇮🇱
  • 😷 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 2 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: Holzapfeliella Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Holzapfeliella gen. nov. and Litorivicinus gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Holzapfelia Zheng et al. 2020 and Litoricola Kim et al. 2007, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5688. 🇮🇱

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