sp. nov. isolated from fermented cabbage, and proposal of Gundawar . 2019 and Mechichi . 1999 as heterotypic synonyms of (Parshina . 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and (McClung and McCoy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020, respectively.

A Gram-stain-negative, endospore-forming, rod-shaped, indole-producing bacterial strain, designated YZC6, was isolated from fermented cabbage. Strain YZC6 grew at 10-37  °C, pH 5.5-8.5, and with up to 2  % (w/v) NaCl. The major cellular fatty acids were C and C 11 dimethyl acetal. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that strain YZC6 belonged to the genus and was closely related to DSM 5434 (98.3  % sequence similarity), WM1 (98.1  %), and SPL73 (98.1  %). The average nucleotide identity based on blast (below 87.8  %) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (below 36.1 %) values between the novel isolate and its corresponding relatives showed that strain YZC6 could be readily distinguished from its closely related species. Based on genotypic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic data, a novel species, sp. nov., was proposed, with YZC6 as the type strain (=MAFF 212518=JCM 32810=DSM 112100). This study also proposed Gundawar . 2019 as a later heterotypic synonym of (Parshina . 2003) Haas and Blanchard 2020 and Mechichi . 1999 as a later heterotypic synonym of (McClung and McCpy 1957) Haas and Blanchard 2020.