Species Leuconostoc durionis

Name: Leuconostoc durionis Leisner et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: du.ri.o’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. durionis, of Durio, the generic name of Durio zibenthinus, the durian fruit

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-NOS-tok du-ri-O-nis, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 49949; D-24; DSM 19113; LAB 1679; LMG 22556

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ780981 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Leisner JJ, Vancanneyt M, Van der Meulen R, Lefebvre K, Engelbeen K, Hoste B, Laursen BG, Bay L, Rusul G, De Vuyst L, et al. Leuconostoc durionis sp. nov., a heterofermenter with no detectable gas production from glucose. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1267-1270. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Fructobacillus durionis (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fructobacillus durionis (Leisner et al. 2005) Endo and Okada 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc durionis 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 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 3 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.

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

Assigned by: Leisner JJ, Vancanneyt M, Van der Meulen R, Lefebvre K, Engelbeen K, Hoste B, Laursen BG, Bay L, Rusul G, De Vuyst L, et al. Leuconostoc durionis sp. nov., a heterofermenter with no detectable gas production from glucose. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1267-1270. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 784154