Species Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus

Name: Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum Chambel et al. 2006

Etymology: pseu.do.fi.cul’ne.us. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; L. adj. ficulneus -a -um, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. masc. adj. pseudoficulneus, not the true Leuconostoc ficulneum/Fructobacillus ficulneus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: fruk-to-ba-KIL-lus pse͡u-do-fi-KUL-ne-us, masculine

Type strain: CECT 5759; DSM 15468; LC-51

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY169967 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 pseudoficulneum Chambel et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04057 (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 6 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: 787524