Name: Weissella Collins et al. 1994

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Weiss.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Weissella, named after Norbert Weiss, a German microbiologist known for his many research contributions to the taxonomy of the lactic acid bacteria

Gender: feminine (stem: Weissell-)

Type species: Weissella viridescens (Niven and Evans 1957) Collins et al. 1994

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Samelis J, Metaxopoulos J, Wallbanks S. Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J Appl Bacteriol 1993; 75:595-603.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Padonou et al. 2010 Padonou SW, Schillinger U, Nielsen DS, Franz CM, Hansen M, Hounhouigan JD, Nago MC, Jakobsen M. Weissella beninensis sp. nov., a motile lactic acid bacterium from submerged cassava fermentations, and emended description of the genus Weissella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2193-2198. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2695-2696.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
    • In the paper by Padonou et al. 2010, the genus Weissella is erroneously cited as Weissella Collins et al. 1993.
  • Bello et al. 2022 Bello S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of Leuconostocaceae species: identification of molecular signatures specific for the genera Leuconostoc, Fructobacillus and Oenococcus and proposal for a novel genus Periweissella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5284. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the removal of 5 species from the genus.

• Notes:
  • Zheng et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family Lactobacillaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, et al. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2782-2858.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Niven CFJ, Evans JB. Lactobacillus viridescens nov. spec., a heterofermentative species that produces a green discoloration of cured meat pigments. J Bacteriol 1957; 73:758-759.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Weisella"; "Weissela"; "Weisselia"; "Wessella".
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Mattarelli P, Felis GE, Holzapfel WH, Franz CMAP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of closed and open meetings, 3 September 2018, Berlin, Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1521-1523.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Klein G. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Related Organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 1 and 2 April 2005, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2006; 56:2501-2503.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Klein G. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 22 and 23 September 1999, Veldhoven, The Netherlands. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001; 51:259-261.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bonaparte C, Klein G. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 31 August 2011, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2546-2548.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Kagermeier-Callaway AS. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and related organisms. Minutes of the meetings, 4 and 6 July 1994, Prague, Czech Republic. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1391-1392.
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Hyun et al. (2021). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 20; JCM: 15; CCUG: 14; LMG: 14; CIP: 7; ATCC: 7; NCIMB: 6; BCRC: 5; NRIC: 5; NRRL: 4.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 19
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 26
Total number of child taxa: 28

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Weissella beninensis Padonou et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella bombi Praet et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella ceti Vela et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella cibaria Björkroth et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella coleopterorum Hyun et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella confusa corrig. (Holzapfel and Kandler 1969) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella cryptocerci Heo et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella diestrammenae Oh et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella fabalis Snauwaert et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella fabaria De Bruyne et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella ghanensis De Bruyne et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella halotolerans (Kandler et al. 1983) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella hellenica Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella jogaejeotgali Lee et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella kandleri (Holzapfel and van Wyk 1983) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Weissella koreensis Lee et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella minor (Kandler et al. 1983) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella muntiaci Lin et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella oryzae Tohno et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella paramesenteroides (Garvie 1967) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella sagaensis Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Weissella salipiscis" Tanaka et al. 2012	not validly published
    Weissella soli Magnusson et al. 2002	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella thailandensis Tanasupawat et al. 2000	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Weissella tructae" Pereira et al. 2022	not validly published
    Weissella uvarum Nisiotou et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Weissella viridescens (Niven and Evans 1957) Collins et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Leuconostocaceae Schleifer 2010

Assigned by: Schleifer K-H. Family V. Leuconostocaceae fam. nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 624.

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