Name: Leuconostoc amelibiosum Schillinger et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.me.li.bi.o’sum. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); N.L. neut. n. melibiosum, pertaining to melibiose; N.L. neut. adj. amelibiosum, not fermenting melibiose

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-me-li-bi-O-sum, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 30058; DSM 20188; LMG 9824; NCFB 2787

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16S rRNA gene: X53963 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schillinger U, Holzapfel W, Kandler O. Nucleic acid hybridization studies on Leuconostoc and heterofermentative lactobacilli and description of Leuconostoc amelibiosum sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:48-55.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Leuconostoc citreum Farrow et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc citreum Farrow et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Takahashi et al. (1992), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Leuconostoc citreum Farrow et al. 1989. Publication: Takahashi M, Okada S, Uchimura T, Kozaki M. Leuconostoc amelibiosum Schillinger, Holzapfel, and Kandler 1989 Is a Later Subjective Synonym of Leuconostoc citreum Farrow, Facklam, and Collins 1989. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY 1992; 42:649-651. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Leuconostoc amelibiosum 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 Leuconostoc.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Schillinger U, Holzapfel W, Kandler O. Nucleic acid hybridization studies on Leuconostoc and heterofermentative lactobacilli and description of Leuconostoc amelibiosum sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:48-55.

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Record number: 777534