Species Lactococcus chungangensis

Name: Lactococcus chungangensis Cho et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: chung.ang.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. chungangensis, named after Chungang University, where taxonomic studies on this species were performed

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-KOK-kus k^hun͡g-an͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CAU 28; CCUG 55099; DSM 22330; JCM 17100; KCTC 13185

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF694028 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cho SL, Nam SW, Yoon JH, Lee JS, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Lactococcus chungangensis sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from activated sludge foam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1844-1849. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2473-2474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudolactococcus chungangensis (Cho et al. 2008) Abe et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudolactococcus chungangensis (Cho et al. 2008) Abe et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lactococcus chungangensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lactococcus.
  • 😷 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 19 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactococcus Schleifer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Cho SL, Nam SW, Yoon JH, Lee JS, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Lactococcus chungangensis sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from activated sludge foam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1844-1849. 🇰🇷

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