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Species Lactococcus taiwanensis
Name: Lactococcus taiwanensis Chen et al. 2013
Etymology: tai.wan.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. taiwanensis, of or belonging to Taiwan, referring to the geographical origin of the type strain
Type strain: 0905C15; BCRC 80460; NBRC 109049
See detailed strain information at
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)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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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Record number: 790963
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