Organism
Lactobacillus sunkii
Named in 1 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.
NCBI Taxonomy
- As published
- Lactobacillus sunkii
- Current name
- Lentilactobacillus sunkii
- Taxonomy id
- 481719
- 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 sunkii; the current name is Lentilactobacillus sunkii, NCBI taxid 481719. 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 sunkii, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11161, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11442, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11539, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11549, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11557, Lactobacillus sp. YIT 11635
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.