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 LENTILACTOBACILLUS KEFIRI COMB. NOV. Lentilactobacillus kefiri (ke.fi’ri. N.L. gen. n. kefiri , of kefir, referring to the source of isolation). Basonym: Lactobacillus kefir Kandler and Kunath 1983 , 672 VL Characteristics are described in [ 332 ]. Growth is observed at 15 but not at 45 °C; the genome size of the type strain is 2.23 Mbp. The mol% G+C content of DNA is 41.7. Isolated from kefir as part of the core microbiota. The type strain is A/KT= ATCC 35411 T = CIP 103006 T = DSM 20587 T = JCM 5818 T = LMG 9480 T . Genome sequence accession number: AYYV00000000. 16S rRNA gene accession number: AJ 621553 .