Species Lactococcus paracarnosus

Name: Lactococcus paracarnosus Hilgarth et al. 2020

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.car.no’sus. Gr. prep. para, beside; L. neut. adj. carnosum, pertaining to flesh; N.L. masc. adj. paracarnosus, beside carnosus, referring to the close phylogenetic and habitat relationship to Lactococcus carnosus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-KOK-kus pa-ra-kar-NO-sus, masculine

Type strain: CECT 30116; DSM 111017; TMW 2.1615

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT772278 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hilgarth M, Werum V, Vogel RF. Lactococcus carnosus sp. nov. and Lactococcus paracarnosus sp. nov., two novel species isolated from modified-atmosphere packaged beef steaks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5832-5840. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4645.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudolactococcus paracarnosus (Hilgarth et al. 2020) Abe et al. 2025

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudolactococcus paracarnosus (Hilgarth et al. 2020) Abe et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lactococcus paracarnosus 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 3 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: Hilgarth M, Werum V, Vogel RF. Lactococcus carnosus sp. nov. and Lactococcus paracarnosus sp. nov., two novel species isolated from modified-atmosphere packaged beef steaks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5832-5840. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 14606