Name: Oenococcus kitaharae Endo and Okada 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ki.ta’ha.rae. N.L. gen. masc. n. kitaharae, of Kitahara, to honour the Japanese microbiologist Kakuo Kitahara, for his contribution to the systematics and classification of lactic acid bacteria and in the development of the study of lactic acid bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ki-TA-ha-ra͡e, masculine

Type strain: DSM 17330; JCM 13282; NRIC 645

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB221475 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Endo A, Okada S. Oenococcus kitaharae sp. nov., a non-acidophilic and non-malolactic-fermenting oenococcus isolated from a composting distilled shochu residue. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2345-2348. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995

Assigned by: Endo A, Okada S. Oenococcus kitaharae sp. nov., a non-acidophilic and non-malolactic-fermenting oenococcus isolated from a composting distilled shochu residue. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2345-2348. 🇯🇵

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