DESCRIPTIONOF LIQUORILACTOBACILLUS GEN. NOV.

Liquorilactobacillus (Li.quo.ri.lac.to.ba.cil’lus L. masc. n. liquor, liquid; N.L. masc. n. Lactobacillus a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. n. Liquorilactobacillus a lactobacillus from liquids, referring to theisolation of most species from liquids including water, plant sap, and alcoholic beverages).

Homofermentative, their mol% G+C contentisbetween 33.9 and 40.0; most of the species are motile with the exception of L. cacaonum, L. hordei, L. mali . They contain mesodiaminopimelic acid. Liquorilactobacillus species weremostly isolated from fermented plant materials including alcoholic fermentations and water kefir. Many strains of Liquorilactobacillus produce dextran from sucrose [194].

Aphylogenetic tree on the basis of 16S rRNA genes of all species in the genus Liquorilactobacillus is provided in Fig. S6I.

The type species is Liquorilactobacillus mali comb. nov.; Liquorilactobacillus species were previously considered part of the L. salivarius group.