Lactobacillus delbrueckii

Lactobacillus delbrueckii
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus from a sample of Activia brand yogurt
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Lactobacillus
Species:
L. delbrueckii
Binomial name
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Subspecies
  • subsp. bulgaricus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984
  • subsp. delbrueckii (Leichmann 1896) Weiss et al. 1984
  • subsp. indicus Dellaglio et al. 2005
  • subsp. jakobsenii Adimpong et al. 2013
  • subsp. lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Weiss et al. 1984
  • subsp. sunkii Kudo et al. 2012
Synonyms
  • "Bacillus delbruecki" Leichmann 1896
  • "Bacillus leichmanni" Henneberg 1903
  • Lactobacillus bulgaricus (Orla-Jensen 1919) Rogosa and Hansen 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Lactobacillus lactis (Orla-Jensen 1919) Bergey et al. 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Lactobacillus leichmannii (Henneberg 1903) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Thermobacterium bulgaricum" Orla-Jensen 1919
  • "Thermobacterium lactis" Orla-Jensen 1919

Lactobacillus delbrueckii is a species of bacteria in the family Lactobacillaceae. It is part of the microbiota of the lower reproductive tract of women.