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Levilactobacillus

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Levilactobacillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Levilactobacillus
Zheng et al. 2020[1]
Type species
Levilactobacillus brevis
(Orla-Jensen 1919) Zheng et al. 2020[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • "Betabacterium" Orla-Jensen 1919

Levilactobacillus is a genus of lactic acid bacteria.[1][2]

Species

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The genus Levilactobacillus comprises the following species:[2]

Phylogeny

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The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature[2] and the phylogeny is based on whole-genome sequences.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CM, Harris HM, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, Watanabe K, Wuyts S, Felis GE, Gänzle MG, Lebeer S (2020). "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". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 70 (4): 2782–2858. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004107. hdl:10067/1738330151162165141. PMID 32293557.
  2. ^ a b c Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Levilactobacillus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved July 1, 2021.