Latilactobacillus fragifolii, Legein & Wittouck & Lebeer, 2022

Legein, Marie, Wittouck, Stijn & Lebeer, Sarah, 2022, Latilactobacillus fragifolii sp. nov., isolated from leaves of a strawberry plant (Fragaria x ananassa), International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (005193) 72 (1), pp. 1-9 : 6-7

PROPOSAL OF LATILACTOBACILLUS FRAGIFOLII SP. NOV.

On the basis of the low ANI to the closest type strain of a known species, isolate AMBP162 T is considered to represent a novel species within the genus Latilactobacillus , for which the name Latilactobacillus fragifolii sp. nov. is proposed. Twelve other isolates (AMBP158, AMBP159, AMBP163, AMBP229, AMBP231, AMBP240, AMBP241, AMBP243, AMBP252, AMBP253, AMBP254, AMBP256), which were isolated from the same sample and have high similarity to AMBP162 T for the 16S rRNA gene and rpoA gene (99.9 and 98.4%, respectively), are considered to belong to the new species as well.

Furthermore, strain AMBP162 T can be discriminated from the type strains of L. graminis and L. curvatus based on its ability to ferment arabinose and sucrose, and the ability to produce catalase when haem and menaquinone are present in the growth medium.