Name: Leuconostoc oeni corrig. Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: oe’ni. Gr. masc. n. oînos, wine; N.L. gen. masc. n. oeni, of wine

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 23279; CCUG 30199; CCUG 32250; CIP 106144; DSM 20252; JCM 6125; LMG 9851; NBRC 100497; NCDO 1674; NCFB 1674; NCIMB 11648; NRRL B-3472

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681195 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garvie EI. Leuconostoc oenos sp.nov. J Gen Microbiol 1967; 48:431-438.

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

Correct name: Oenococcus oeni (Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc oenos Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Oenococcus oeni (Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc oeni 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Leuconostoc oenos (sic) has been corrected by Dicks et al. 1995. Publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397.

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

Assigned by: Garvie EI. Leuconostoc oenos sp.nov. J Gen Microbiol 1967; 48:431-438.

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Record number: 798361