Name: Leuconostoc paramesenteroides Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. adj. mesenteroides, a specific epithet; N.L. adj. paramesenteroides, beside Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Gender: 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

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 21 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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