Name: Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum Chambel et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.fi.cul’ne.um. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; L. neut. adj. ficulneum, of the fig-tree and also a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. neut. adj. pseudoficulneum, not the true (Leuconostoc) ficulneum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CECT 5759; DSM 15468; LC-51

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY169967 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chambel L, Chelo IM, Ze-Ze L, Pedro LG, Santos MA, Tenreiro R. Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum sp. nov., isolated from a ripe fig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1375-1381. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus (Chambel et al. 2006) Endo and Okada 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum 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 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 3 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 other species in the genus.

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

Assigned by: Chambel L, Chelo IM, Ze-Ze L, Pedro LG, Santos MA, Tenreiro R. Leuconostoc pseudoficulneum sp. nov., isolated from a ripe fig. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1375-1381. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 777557