Fructobacillus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Fructobacillus

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Number of species cited in this file: 5
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Fructobacillus Endo and Okada 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Fructobacillus fructosus (Kodama 1956) Endo and Okada 2008.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Fructobacillus, arbitrarily derived from fructose and Lactobacillus, intended to mean fructose-loving lactic acid-producing bacillus.
Reference: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Fructobacillus durionis (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain D-24 = LAB 1679 = CCUG 49949 = JCM 17831 = LMG 22556.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ780981.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc durionis Leisner et al. 2005.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit.
Reference: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Fructobacillus ficulneus (Antunes et al. 2002) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain FS-1 = DSM 13613 = JCM 12225 = NRRL B-23447.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF360736.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc ficulneum Antunes et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ficulneus, of a fig-tree.
Reference: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Fructobacillus fructosus (Kodama 1956) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 13162 = CCUG 32246 = CIP 102985 = DSM 20349 = JCM 1119 = LMG 9498 = NBRC 3516 = NCIMB 10784 = NRIC 1058 = NRRL B-2041.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF360737.
Basonym: ¤ Lactobacillus fructosus Kodama 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Another homotypic synonym: ¤ Leuconostoc fructosum (Kodama 1956) Antunes et al. 2002.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. fructosus, pertaining to fructose.
Reference: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Endo and Okada 2008, the type strain NBRC 3516 is cited as IFO 3516.

Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LC-51 = CECT 5759 = DSM 15468 = JCM 17832.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY169967.
Basonym: ¤ Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum Chambel et al. 2006.
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; L. masc. adj. ficulneus, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. masc. adj. pseudoficulneus, not the true (Fructobacillus) ficulneus.
Reference: ENDO (A.) and OKADA (S.): Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2195-2205.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Fructobacillus tropaeoli Endo et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain F214-1 = DSM 23246 = JCM 16675.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB542054.
Etymology: N.L. n. Tropaeolum, a botanical generic name; N.L. gen. n. tropaeoli, of Tropaeolum, isolated from Tropaeolum majus.
Reference: ENDO (A.), IRISAWA (T.), FUTAGAWA-ENDO (Y.), SONOMOTO (K.), ITOH (K.), TAKANO (K.), OKADA (S.) and DICKS (L.M.T.): Fructobacillus tropaeoli sp. nov., a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from a flower. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 898-902.
Original article in IJSEM Online