. The
isolates shared several common characteristics with known
fructophilic LAB, but also had a few different characteristics.
They formed a subcluster within the Lactobacillus buchneri
cluster on phylogenetic analysis based on their 16S rRNA
gene sequences and were closely related to Lactobacillus
lindneri. Levels of DNA2DNA similarity and biochemical
characteristics showed clear separation of the isolates from
L. lindneri. This paper describes the taxonomic study of the
three novel isolates and their classification as a novel species
of the genus Lactobacillus.