Species Lactococcus taiwanensis

Name: Lactococcus taiwanensis Chen et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of or belonging to Taiwan, referring to the geographical origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lak-to-KOK-kus tai-wa-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 0905C15; BCRC 80460; NBRC 109049

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB699722 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen YS, Chang CH, Pan SF, Wang LT, Chang YC, Wu HC, Yanagida F. Lactococcus taiwanensis sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from fresh cummingcordia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2405-2409. 🇹🇼

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3549-3550.

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 13 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: Chen YS, Chang CH, Pan SF, Wang LT, Chang YC, Wu HC, Yanagida F. Lactococcus taiwanensis sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium isolated from fresh cummingcordia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2405-2409. 🇹🇼

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