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 LACTIPLANTIBACILLUS PENTOSUS COMB. NOV. Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (pen.to′ sus. N.L. masc. adj. pentosus , of pentose, pertaining to pentoses). Basonym: Lactobacillus pentosus (ex Fred et al. 1921) Zanoni et al . 1987, 339 VP The cells are non-motile straight rods and produce acid and clot in litmus milk [ 238 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 3.65 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 46.3. Isolated from diverse sources including corn silage, fermenting olives, sewage, fermented mulberry leaf powders, fermented teas, glutinous rice dough, corn noodles, chili sauce, mustard pickles, stinky tofu, dairy products, mustard pickle, fermented idli batter, tempoyak, human vagina, human stools, and sourdoughs. The type strain is 124–2 T = ATCC 8041 T = CCUG 33455 T = CIP 103156 T = DSM 20314 T = JCM 1558 T = LMG 10755 T = NCAIM B.01727 T = NCCB 32014 T = NCIMB 8026 T (formerly NCDO 363 ) = NRRL B-227 T = NRRL B-473 T . Genome sequence accession number: AZCU00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: D79211 .