Species Leuconostoc cremoris

Name: Leuconostoc cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen 1929) Garvie 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Betacoccus cremoris" Knudsen and Sørensen 1929

Etymology: cre.mo’ris. L. masc. n. cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; L. gen. masc. n. cremoris, of cream

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-NOS-tok kre-MO-ris, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19254; CCUG 21965; CIP 103009; DSM 20346; JCM 16943; LMG 6909; NBIMCC 9090; NCDO 543; NCIB 12008; NCIMB 12008; NRRL B-3252; VKM B-1420

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB023247 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garvie EI. The genus Leuconostoc and its nomenclature. Journal of Dairy Research 1960; 27:283-292.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen 1929) Garvie 1983

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen 1929) Garvie 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Betacoccus cremoris" Knudsen and Sørensen 1929	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc cremoris 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. — 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 24 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 On the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition) this nomenclatural name is incorrectly cited as Leuconostoc cremoris (Kundsen [sic] and Sorenson [sic] 1929) Garvie 1960. Publication: Euzéby JP. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and to the amended edition of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:1271-1272.

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

Assigned by: Garvie EI. The genus Leuconostoc and its nomenclature. Journal of Dairy Research 1960; 27:283-292.

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