Name: Leuconostoc kimchii Kim et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kim’chi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kimchii, of kimchi, a traditional Korean food made by fermentation of Chinese cabbage

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KIM-k^hi-i, neuter

Type strain: IH25; IMSNU 11154; KCTC 2386

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16S rRNA gene: AF173986 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim J, Chun J, Han HU. Leuconostoc kimchii sp. nov., a new species from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1915-1919. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1955.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The expression "monophyletic clade" is a pleonasm. The phrase "validly described" is misleading. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.08942 (N = 35).
  • 😷 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 18 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.
  • 🧍 Neither the type strain KCTC 2386 nor the name Leuconostoc kimchii appear in the KCTC Online catalogue. According to Dr. Akihito Endo (NODAI Culture Collection Centre, Tokyo University of Agriculture), the culture collection accession number KCTC 2386 appears to refer to a number issued for patent purposes. — Endo A. Personal communication, 2007-01-19.

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

Assigned by: Kim J, Chun J, Han HU. Leuconostoc kimchii sp. nov., a new species from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1915-1919. 🇰🇷

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