DESCRIPTIONOF LOIGOLACTOBACILLUS CORYNIFORMIS COMB. NOV.

Loigolactobacillus coryniformis (co.ry.ni.for ′ mis. Gr. fem. n. coryne a club; L. fem. n. forma shape; N.L. masc. adj. coryniformis club-shaped).

Basonym: Lactobacilluscoryniformis Abo-Elnagaand Kandler 1965, 18 (Approved Lists)

L. coryniformis cells are short, coccoid rods, frequently pear-shaped. Pantothenic acid, niacin, riboflavin, biotin and p-aminobenzoic acid are essential for the growth of all or the majority of the strains tested [170].

Two subspecies are recognized: Loigolactobacillus coryniformis subsp. coryniformis and Loigolactobacillus coryniformis subsp. torquens .