
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5439
Name	Lactobacillus vaginalis Embley et al. 1989
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Embley et al. 1989
Preferred Name	Limosilactobacillus vaginalis
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5439
Type Strain representative organism	Lac 19^T (=CCUG 31452 =LMG 12891 =NCTC 12197 =JCM 9505 =ATCC 49540 =CIP 105932 =DSM 5837)


Proper Form	Lactobacillus vaginalis Embley et al. 1989
Nomenclatural History	The species Lactobacillus vaginalis was originally described and validly published by Embley et al. 1989. In 2020, Zheng et al. established Lactobacillus vaginalis as the basonym of Limosilactobacillus vaginalis (Embley et al. 1989) Zheng et al. 2020 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Lactobacillus vaginalis Embley et al. 1989.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5439.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5439.xml


This information was last reviewed on October 14, 2019.

References

Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, Watanabe K, Wuyts S, Felis GE, Gänzle MG, Lebeer S. 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 2020; 70:2782-2858. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.004107 [PubMed].
Embley TM, Faquir N, Bossart W, Collins MD. Lactobacillus vaginalis sp. nov. from the human vagina. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:368-370. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-3-368.