biostudies-literatureUnknown82(10)Suzuki SA novel lactic acid bacterium, OKN36^T, was isolated from the bark of Entada phaseoloides on Amami Island in Japan. Strain OKN36^T is characterized as a Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, catalase-negative, heterofermentative, and rod-shaped bacterium. The strain grew at temperatures ranging from 10 to 37 °C, in a pH range of 4.0-8.0, and in the presence of 0-6.5% (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis using the 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed that strain OKN36^T belongs to the Furfurilactobacillus group. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and the digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain OKN36^T and type strains of validly published Furfurilactobacillus species were 71.83-73.85% and 19.7-20.6%, respectively. These values are below the cCurrent microbiology480https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12397155biostudies-literatureFurfurilactobacillus entadae sp. nov., Isolated from Bark of Entada phaseoloides.PMC12397155Tsujii YSuzuki STamaki MKajikawa AOkano KEndo AfalseFurfurilactobacillus entadae sp. nov., Isolated from Bark of Entada phaseoloides.A novel lactic acid bacterium, OKN36^T, was isolated from the bark of Entada phaseoloides on Amami Island in Japan. Strain OKN36^T is characterized as a Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, catalase-negative, heterofermentative, and rod-shaped bacterium. The strain grew at temperatures ranging from 10 to 37 °C, in a pH range of 4.0-8.0, and in the presence of 0-6.5% (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis using the 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed that strain OKN36^T belongs to the Furfurilactobacillus group. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and the digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain OKN36^T and type strains of validly published Furfurilactobacillus species were 71.83-73.85% and 19.7-20.6%, respectively. These values are below the c2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Aug2026-06-03T10:15:39.608Z2026-04-26T03:12:06.125ZS-EPMC123971554087983110.1007/s00284-025-04450-4