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 BOMBILACTOBACILLUS BOMBI COMB. NOV. Bombilactobacillus bombi (bom’bi. L. masc. n. bombus , buzzing of bees and Bombus , N.L. gen. n. bombi of Bombus , of a bumblebee). Basonym: Lactobacillus bombi Killer et al. 2014, 2615 VP Description provided by [ 113 ]; compared to other bombilactobacilli, B. bombi ferments a wider range of carbohydrates. The genome size is 1.84 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 34.7. Isolated from the digestive tract of laboratory-reared bumblebee queens ( Bombus terrestris ). The type strain is BTLCH M1 / 2 T = DSM 26517 T = CCM 8440 T . Genome sequence accession number: CP031513 (strain BI-2.5; the genome sequence for the type strain is not available) . 16 rRNA gene sequence accession number: KJ078643 .