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 Author Zheng, Jinshui Author Wittouck, Stijn Author Salvetti, Elisa Author Franz, Charles M. A. P. Author Harris, Hugh M. B. Author Mattarelli, Paola Author O’Toole, Paul W. Author Pot, Bruno Author Vandamme, Peter Author Walter, Jens Author Watanabe, Koichi Author Wuyts, Sander Author Felis, Giovanna E. Author Gänzle, Michael G. Author Lebeer, Sarah text International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2020 2020-04-01 70 4 2782 2858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004107 journal article 10.1099/ijsem.0.004107 1466-5034 DESCRIPTION OF LIGILACTOBACILLUS EQUI COMB. NOV. Ligilactobacillus equi (e′ qui. L. gen. n. equi , of the horse). Basonym: Lactobacillus equi Morotomi et al . 2002 , 214 VP Strains of this species are non-motile rods and some of them contain filamentous cells [ 219 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 2.30 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 39.0. Isolated from faeces of horses. The type strain is YIT 0455 T = ATCC BAA-261 T = DSM 15833 T = CCUG 47129 T = JCM 10991 T . Genome accession number: AZFH00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: AM 292799 .