There are major international naming changes coming up for probiotics currently named under the Lactobacillus genus, expected to be announced during 2020.

Developed with consensus by taxonomic experts, it aims to ensure a shared and stable language better identifying existing organisms, and will be a historic event in the field of taxonomy leading to global impacts as well as hoped-for long-term benefits on the probiotics industry.

More information here on what will be changing, when the changes are expected and more.