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 LIQUORILACTOBACILLUS GHANENSIS COMB. NOV. Liquorilactobacillus ghanensis (gha.nen′ sis. N.L. masc. adj. ghanensis , pertaining to Ghana , where the species was first isolated). Basonym: Lactobacillus ghanensis Nielsen et al. 2007, 1471 VP L. ghanensis cells are motile with peritrichous flagella, and colonies have slightly uneven edges after 3–4 days of anaerobic growth. They do not grow at pH 8.0, nor at 6.5 % NaCl [ 200 ]. The genome size of the type strain is 2.61 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 37.1. Isolated from cocoa fermentations. The type strain is L489 T = CCUG 53453 T = DSM 18630 T = JCM 15611 T . Genome sequence accession number: AZGB00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: DQ523489 .