Organism
Lactobacillus rapi
Named in 1 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.
NCBI Taxonomy
- As published
- Lactobacillus rapi
- Current name
- Lentilactobacillus rapi
- Taxonomy id
- 481723
- Rank
- species
- Lineage
- Bacillati / Bacillota / Bacilli / Lactobacillales / Lactobacillaceae / Lentilactobacillus
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 rapi; the current name is Lentilactobacillus rapi, NCBI taxid 481723. 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
Lactobacillus rapi, Lentilactobacillus rapi subsp. rapi, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11204, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11688
Reported in
| Pickle | Substrate | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Sunki | Turnip, Leaves of otaki-turnip | Japan, South East Asia |
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.