Lactobacillus bavaricus sp. nov., a new species of the subgenus Streptobacterium

A rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium isolated from sauerkraut is described as a new species within the genus Lactobacillus, subgenus Streptobacterium, on the basis of physiological and biochemical features. This species is related to the Lactobacillus curvatus — Lactobacillus sake group but differs from these species by the formation of exclusively L( + ) lactic acid. According to the area of the isolation of the first strains, it has been named Lactobacillus bavaricus.