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
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Zheng, Jinshui
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Wittouck, Stijn
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Salvetti, Elisa
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Franz, Charles M. A. P.
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Harris, Hugh M. B.
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Mattarelli, Paola
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O’Toole, Paul W.
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Pot, Bruno
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Vandamme, Peter
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Walter, Jens
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Watanabe, Koichi
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Wuyts, Sander
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Felis, Giovanna E.
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Gänzle, Michael G.
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Lebeer, Sarah
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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
LOIGOLACTOBACILLUS CORYNIFORMIS
COMB. NOV.
Loigolactobacillus coryniformis
(co.ry.ni.for′ mis. Gr. fem. n.
coryne
a club; L. fem. n.
forma
shape
; N.L. masc. adj.
coryniformis
club-shaped).
Basonym:
Lactobacillus coryniformis
Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965
, 18 (Approved Lists)
L. coryniformis
cells are short, coccoid rods, frequently pear-shaped. Pantothenic acid, niacin, riboflavin, biotin and p-aminobenzoic acid are essential for the growth of all or the majority of the strains tested [
170
].
Two subspecies are recognized:
Loigolactobacillus coryniformis
subsp.
coryniformis
and
Loigolactobacillus coryniformis
subsp.
torquens
.