Species ***Lactococcus* *kimchii***

Name: Lactococcus kimchii Pheng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kim’chi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kimchii, of kimchi, a Korean fermented vegetable

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-KOK-kus KIM-k^hi-i, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 21096; NBRC 113348; S-13

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16S rRNA gene: MG576055 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pheng S, Han HL, Park DS, Chung CH, Kim SG. Lactococcus kimchii sp. nov., a new lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:505-510. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2167-2173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 3 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Lactococcus Schleifer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Pheng S, Han HL, Park DS, Chung CH, Kim SG. Lactococcus kimchii sp. nov., a new lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:505-510. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 5732

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Species Lactococcus kimchii

Species ***Lactococcus* *kimchii***