Name: Oenococcus alcoholitolerans Badotti et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.co.ho.li.to’le.rans. N.L. neut. n. alcohol (gen. alcoholis), alcohol; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. alcoholitolerans, alcohol-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ko-ho-li-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: CBAS 474; LMG 27599; UFRJ-M7.2.18

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ009794 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Badotti F, Moreira AP, Tonon LA, de Lucena BT, Gomes Fde C, Kruger R, Thompson CC, de Morais MAJ, Rosa CA, Thompson FL. Oenococcus alcoholitolerans sp. nov., a lactic acid bacteria isolated from cachaca and ethanol fermentation processes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1259-1267. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995

Assigned by: Badotti F, Moreira AP, Tonon LA, de Lucena BT, Gomes Fde C, Kruger R, Thompson CC, de Morais MAJ, Rosa CA, Thompson FL. Oenococcus alcoholitolerans sp. nov., a lactic acid bacteria isolated from cachaca and ethanol fermentation processes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1259-1267. 🇺🇸

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