Organism
Lactobacillus brevis
Named in 30 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.
NCBI Taxonomy
- As published
- Lactobacillus brevis
- Current name
- Levilactobacillus brevis
- Taxonomy id
- 1580
- Rank
- species
- Lineage
- Bacillati / Bacillota / Bacilli / Lactobacillales / Lactobacillaceae / Levilactobacillus
The name changed, the organism did not
The literature this site draws on predates the 2020 reclassification, which split the genus Lactobacillus into twenty-five genera. Papers written before it say Lactobacillus brevis; the current name is Levilactobacillus brevis, NCBI taxid 1580. Both refer to the same organism. This site prints the source's name in the source's own row and the current name here.
Other names NCBI holds
Bacillus casei g, Bacillus g, Betabacterium breve, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacterium breve, Bacillus sp. DM9218, Lactobacillus sp. NCIM 2090, Lactobacillus sp. TD10, Lactobacillus sp. TD4
Reported in
| Pickle | Substrate | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Burong mustala | Mustard leaf | Philippines |
| Ca muoi | Eggplant | Vietnam |
| Dha muoi | Mustard leaf, Beetroot, Eggplant, Cabbage, Mixed vegetables | Vietnam |
| Ekung | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Eup | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Fermented cucumbers | Cucumber | Europe, United States, Canada |
| Fermented olives | Olive | Africa, Americas, Middle East, Europe and World, United States, Spain, Portugal, Peru, Chile, Italy |
| Fu-tsai | Mustard leaf | Taiwan |
| Goyang | Wild vegetables | India, Nepal |
| Hirring | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Inziangsang | Mustard leaf | India |
| Khalpi | Cucumber | India, Nepal |
| Kimchi | Chinese cabbage, Cabbage, Spring onion, Pepper, Ginger, Radish, Mixed vegetables, Garlic | Korea, East Asia |
| Mesu | Bamboo shoot | India, Nepal, Bhutan |
| Naw-mai-dong | Bamboo shoot | South East Asia, Thailand |
| Oiji | Cucumber | East Asia, Korea |
| Pak-gard-dong | Mustard leaf, Leafy vegetables | Thailand |
| Pak-sian-dong | Pak sian leaf, Leaves of Gynandropis pentaphylla, Leaves of Pak-sian | Thailand |
| Pao cai | Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Radish | China |
| Sauerkraut | Cabbage | Germany, Europe, Americas, United States, Canada, Australia, International |
| Sayur asin | Mustard leaf, Cabbage, Coconut | South East Asia, Indonesia |
| Sinki | Radish | Nepal, India, Bhutan |
| Soibum | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Soidon | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Suan-tsai | Mustard leaf, Chinese cabbage, Cabbage | Taiwan |
| Sunki | Turnip, Leaves of otaki-turnip | Japan, South East Asia |
| Takuanzuke | Daikon | Japan |
| Tempoyak | Durian | Malaysia, South East Asia, Indonesia |
| Tuaithur | Bamboo shoot | India |
| Yan-taozih | Peaches | China, Taiwan |
Taxonomy from NCBI Taxonomy, retrieved 2026-09-06. Schoch, C.L. et al. (2020) NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database, baaa062. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.