title: Lactobacillus arizonensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum.
abstract: The 'Lactobacillus plantarum group' encompasses the taxa Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum, Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. argentoratensis, Lactobacillus paraplantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus arizonensis. In this study, the phylogenetic position of L. arizonensis was examined using 16S rRNA gene-specific methodologies (16S rRNA sequencing and ribotyping) and genomic DNA-based investigations [repetitive extragenic palindromic DNA (rep)-PCR and DNA-DNA hybridization]. Our results show that the L. arizonensis type strain could not be distinguished from the type strain of L. plantarum or from various L. plantarum reference strains. Therefore, it is proposed that the species L. arizonensis should be reclassified as a heterotypic synonym of L. plantarum.
authors.affiliation: Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Institute for Hygiene and Toxicology, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostinek
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pukall
authors.affiliation: US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, ARS Culture Collection, Peoria, IL 61604, USA.
authors.forename: Alejandro P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.affiliation: Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Institute for Hygiene and Toxicology, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schillinger
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Technology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hertel
authors.affiliation: Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Institute for Hygiene and Toxicology, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Wilhelm H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Holzapfel
authors.affiliation: Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Institute for Hygiene and Toxicology, Haid-und-Neu-Strasse 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Charles M A P
authors.initials: CMAP
authors.lastname: Franz
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S