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 DESCRIPTIONOF LOIGOLACTOBACILLUS IWATENSIS COMB. NOV. Loigolactobacillus iwatensis (i.wa.ten’sis. N.L. masc. adj. iwatensis of or belonging to Mount Iwate, where the first strains were isolated). Basonym: Lactobacillus iwatensis Tohno et al . 2013 , 3856 VP L. iwatensis strains are facultatively anaerobic, non-sporeforming and non-motile rods. They are homofermentative; they are positive for C4 esterase, leucine aminopeptidase, valine aminopeptidase and acid phosphatase [ 189 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 2.62 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 40.6. Isolated from orchardgrass silage. Thetypestrainis IWT246 T = JCM 18838 T = DSM 26942 T . Genome sequence accession number: RHNP00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: AB773428 .