Name: Leuconostoc lactis Garvie 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lac’tis. L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of milk

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19256; CCUG 30064; CIP 102422; DSM 20202; HAMBI 2346; JCM 6123; LMG 8894; NBIMCC 9089; NCDO 533; NCFB 533; NCIMB 13091; NRRL B-3468

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB596941 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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc argentinum Dicks et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Vancanneyt et al. (2006), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Leuconostoc argentinum Dicks et al. 1993. Publication: Vancanneyt M, Zamfir M, De Wachter M, Cleenwerck I, Hoste B, Rossi F, Dellaglio F, De Vuyst L, Swings J. Reclassification of Leuconostoc argentinum as a later synonym of Leuconostoc lactis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:213-216.
  • 😷 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, note = "+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 142 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

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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