Name: Leuconostoc dextranicum (Beijerinck 1912) Hucker and Pederson 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Lactococcus dextranicus" Beijerinck 1912

Etymology: dex.tra’ni.cum. N.L. neut. n. dextranum, dextran; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. dextranicum, pertaining to dextran

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … deks-TRA-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19255; CCUG 21966; CCUG 30065; CIP 102423; DSM 20484; JCM 9700; LMG 6908; NBIMCC 1397; NBRC 100495; NCAIM B.01658; NCDO 529; NCIB 12007; NCIMB 12007; NRRL B-3469; VKM B-1225

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681193 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hucker GJ, Pederson CS. Studies on the Coccaceae. XVI. The genus Leuconostoc. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station 1930; 167:3-80.

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. dextranicum (Beijerinck 1912) Garvie 1983

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Lactococcus dextranicus" Beijerinck 1912	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum (Beijerinck 1912) Garvie 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc dextranicum 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 26 times 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: Hucker GJ, Pederson CS. Studies on the Coccaceae. XVI. The genus Leuconostoc. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station 1930; 167:3-80.

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Record number: 777540