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 2020-04-15 70 2782 2858 journal article 7136 10.1099/ijsem.0.004107 c650e745-85a1-48ca-b29a-b1714f644bae 4730536 Lactobacillus apis Lactobacillus apis (a’pis. L. gen. n. apis of/from a honey bee, the genus name of the true honey bee Apis mellifera L., referring to the insect host of the first strains). Lactobacillus apis cells produce L-lactic acid from glucose. Growth isfound understrictly anaerobic and microaerophilic conditions. Produces acid from glucose, fructose, mannose and salicin, but not from galactose, maltose, raffinose, cellobiose, sucroseand lactose [ 77 ]. The genome size is 1.70 Mbp and the mol% G+C content of DNA is 36.9. Isolated from the stomach contents of honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.). Thetypestrainis R4BT=CCM 8403 T =LMG 26964 T . Genome sequence accession number: PDKP00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: KF386017 .