Name: Leuconostoc paramesenteroides Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.me.sen.te.ro.i’des. Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. adj. mesenteroides, a specific epithet; N.L. neut. adj. paramesenteroides, beside Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Pronunciation, gender: … pa-ra-me-sen-te-ro-I-des, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33313; CCUG 30068; CIP 102421; DSM 20288; JCM 9890; LMG 9852; NCDO 803; NCFB 803; NCIMB 13092; NRIC 1542; NRRL B-1186; NRRL B-3471

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB023238 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Garvie EI. The growth factor and amino acid requirements of species of the genus Leuconostoc, including Leuconostoc paramesenteroides (sp.nov.) and Leuconostoc oenos. J Gen Microbiol 1967; 48:439-447.

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 (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Weissella paramesenteroides (Garvie 1967) Collins et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Weissella paramesenteroides (Garvie 1967) Collins et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc paramesenteroides 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 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

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

Assigned by: Garvie EI. The growth factor and amino acid requirements of species of the genus Leuconostoc, including Leuconostoc paramesenteroides (sp.nov.) and Leuconostoc oenos. J Gen Microbiol 1967; 48:439-447.

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Record number: 777555