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Species Leuconostoc fallax
Name: Leuconostoc fallax Martínez-Murcia and Collins 1992
Etymology: fal’lax. L. neut. adj. fallax, deceptive
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FAL-laks, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 700006; CCUG 30061; CIP 104855; DSM 20189; JCM 9694; LMG 13177
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF360738
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Martinez-Murcia AJ, Collins MD. A phylogenetic analysis of an atypical leuconostoc: description of Leuconostoc fallax sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1991; 82:55-60. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 40. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:191-192.
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 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 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 21 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Martinez-Murcia AJ, Collins MD. A phylogenetic analysis of an atypical leuconostoc: description of Leuconostoc fallax sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1991; 82:55-60. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 777541
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