Organism
Lactobacillus lactis
Named in 1 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.
NCBI Taxonomy
- As published
- Lactobacillus lactis
- Current name
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis
- Taxonomy id
- 29397
- Rank
- subspecies
- Lineage
- Bacillota / Bacilli / Lactobacillales / Lactobacillaceae / Lactobacillus / Lactobacillus delbrueckii
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 lactis; the current name is Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis, NCBI taxid 29397. 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 lactis acidi, Bacterium lactis acidi, Lactobacillus delbrueckii (subsp. lactis), Lactobacillus delbrueckii lactis, Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus lactis-acidi, Lactobacterium caucasicum var. lactis, Thermobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus sp. NCIM 2368
Reported in
| Pickle | Substrate | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Pao cai | Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Radish | China |
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.