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 GEN. NOV. Loigolactobacillus (Loi.go.lac.to.ba.cil’lus. Gr. masc. n. loigos destruction, ruin, havoc; N.L. masc. n Lactobacillus a bacterial genus; Loigolactobacillus , a lactobacillus with spoilage potential). Cells are are non-motile, non-spore-forming, Grampositive, catalase negative rods, found singly and in pairs. They are homofermentative and produce both D-(−)- and L-(+)-lactic acid isomers. Pentose fermentation is species specific; most of species produce acid from D-mannose and D-mannitol. Themol% G+C contentisbetween 40.6 and 44.3. Aphylogenetic tree on the basis of 16S rRNA genes of all species in the genus Loigolactobacillus is provided in Figure S6H . The type species of the genus is L. coryniformis comb. nov. ; Loigolactobacillus was previously referred toas L. coryniformis group.