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 SECUNDILACTOBACILLUS SIMILIS COMB. NOV. Secundilactobacillus similis (si’mi.lis. L. masc. adj. similis , similar, as the type strain is similar to closely related species). Basonym: Lactobacillus similis Kitahara et al . 2010 , 189 VP S. similis grows at 15 but not at 45 °C [ 288 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 3.49 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 47.0. Isolated from fermented cane molasses at alcohol plants in Thailand and from rice wine (makgeolii). The type strain is M36 T = DSM 23365 T = JCM 2765 T = LMG 23904 T . Genome sequence accession number: AYZM00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: AB282889 .