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 LIMOSILACTOBACILLUS EQUIGENEROSI COMB. NOV. Limosilactobacillus equigenerosi (e.qui.ge.ne.ro’si. L. masc. n. equus , horse; L. masc. adj. generosus , of noble birth, well-bred; N.L. gen. n. equigenerosi , from a thoroughbred horse). Basonym: Lactobacillus equigenerosi Endo et al . 2008 , 917 VP Acid tolerant and thermophilic organism; cells have a coccoid morphology [ 259 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 1.60 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 42.7. Isolated from the intestinal tract of a thoroughbred horse. The type strain is NRIC 0697 T = JCM 14505 T = DSM 18793 T . Genome sequence accession number: AZGC00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: AB288050 .