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 MELLIFER COMB. NOV. Bombilactobacillus mellifer (mel’li.fer. L. masc. adj. mellifer , honey-producing, referring to the origin from the stomach and digestive tract of honey bees Apis mellifera ). Basonym: Lactobacillus mellifer Olofsson et al . 2014 , 3113 VP Description provided by [ 89 ]. B. mellifer grows over a wide temperature range (15–50 °C) and pH values (pH 3–12) but ferments only few hexoses, sucrose and raffinose [ 89 ]. The genome size is 1.82 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 39.5. Isolated from isolated from the honey stomach of the honeybee Apis mellifera . The type strain is Bin4NT= DSM 26254 T = CCUG 63291 T . Genome sequence accession number: JXJQ00000000. 16 rRNA gene sequence accession number: JX099543 .