
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5362
Name	Lactobacillus equi Morotomi et al. 2002
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Morotomi et al. 2002
Preferred Name	Ligilactobacillus equi
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5362
Type Strain representative organism	ATCC BAA-261^T (=DSM 15833 =YIT 0455 =JCM 10991 =CCUG 47129)


Proper Form	Lactobacillus equi Morotomi et al. 2002
Nomenclatural History	The species Lactobacillus equi was originally described and validly published by Morotomi et al. 2002. In 2020, Zheng et al. established Lactobacillus equi as the basonym of Ligilactobacillus equi (Morotomi et al. 2002) Zheng et al. 2020 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Lactobacillus equi Morotomi et al. 2002.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5362.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5362.xml


This information was last reviewed on October 14, 2019.

References

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Morotomi M, Yuki N, Kado Y, Kushiro A, Shimazaki T, Watanabe K, Yuyama T. Lactobacillus equi sp. nov., a predominant intestinal Lactobacillus species of the horse isolated from faeces of healthy horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:211-214. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-1-211 [PubMed].