Species Fructobacillus durionis

Name: Fructobacillus durionis (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Leuconostoc durionis Leisner et al. 2005

Etymology: du.ri.o’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fruk-to-ba-KIL-lus du-ri-O-nis, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 49949; D-24; DSM 19113; LAB 1679; LMG 22556

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ780981 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Endo A, Okada S. Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2195-2205. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc durionis Leisner et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12965 (N = 32).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Fructobacillus Endo and Okada 2008

Assigned by: Endo A, Okada S. Reclassification of the genus Leuconostoc and proposals of Fructobacillus fructosus gen. nov., comb. nov., Fructobacillus durionis comb. nov., Fructobacillus ficulneus comb. nov. and Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2195-2205. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 787523