Lactobacillus

A genus of bacteria in the family Lactobacillus
Taxon taxon Q1061596
Lactobacillus
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Lactobacillus

Summary

Lactobacillus is a taxon[1]. Lactobacillus ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,593 views/month, #1,050 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lactobacillus received the Mikrobe des Jahres[3].
  • Lactobacillus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Lactobacillus is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Lactobacillus is classified within Lactobacillaceae[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lactobacillus is Lactobacillus[7].
  • Lactobacillus's Commons category is recorded as Lactobacillus[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Lactobacillus is Lactobacillus delbrueckii[9].
  • Lactobacillus's said to be the same as is recorded as Heyvan[10].
  • Lactobacillus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lactobacillus[11].
  • Lactobacillus's Commons gallery is recorded as Lactobacillus[12].
  • Lactobacillus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Lactobacillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Laktobatsill'}[14].
  • Lactobacillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Лактобактерия'}[15].
  • Lactobacillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'แลคโตบาซิลลัส'}[16].
  • Lactobacillus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '乳桿菌屬'}[17].
  • Lactobacillus's LPSN URL is recorded as http://www.bacterio.net/lactobacillus.html[18].
  • Lactobacillus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[19].

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Classification

Lactobacillus's scientific name is Lactobacillus[7]. Lactobacillus is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Lactobacillus is classified within Lactobacillaceae[6]. The taxonomic type of Lactobacillus is Lactobacillus delbrueckii[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Laktobatsill'}[14], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Лактобактерия'}[15], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'แลคโตบาซิลลัส'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '乳桿菌屬'}[17].

Identifiers

Lactobacillus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 123341[20]. Lactobacillus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1578[21]. Lactobacillus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 83233[22]. Lactobacillus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3223445[23]. Lactobacillus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 957444[24].

Why It Matters

Lactobacillus ranks in the top 0.54% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,593 views/month, #1,050 of 195,241).[2] Lactobacillus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Lactobacillus is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What awards did Lactobacillus receive?

Honors received include Mikrobe des Jahres[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Said to be the same as Heyvan
    Taxonomic type Lactobacillus delbrueckii
    Parent taxon Lactobacillaceae
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