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 paragasseri Lactobacillus paragasseri (pa.ra.gas’se.ri. Gr. prep. para , resembling; N.L. gen. n. gasseri , aspecies epithet; N.L. gen. n. paragasseri , resembling Lactobacillus gasseri ). Lactobacillus paragasseri produces both D(−)- and L(+)-lactic acid as end products of glucose fermentation (75:25 ratio). Also ferments maltose, lactose, sucroseand trehalose, but not ribose and raffinose [ 105 ]. The genome size is 1.94 Mbp and the mol% G+C content of DNA is 34.9. Occurs in the human gastrointestinal tract. Thetypestrainis M. Rogosa 208 XRT =JCM 5343 T = ATCC 4963 T =LMG 11478 T =NCFB 1375 T =KCTC 3172 T =NCIMB 8931 T =VPI 0334 T . Genome sequence accession number: AP018549 . 16S rRNA gene accession number: LC374363 .