Species Oenococcus oeni

Name: Oenococcus oeni (Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Leuconostoc oeni corrig. Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: oe’ni. Gr. masc. n. oînos, wine; N.L. gen. masc. n. oeni, of wine

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o͡e-no-KOK-kus O͡E-ni, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23279; CCUG 30199; CCUG 32250; CIP 106144; DSM 20252; JCM 6125; LMG 9851; NBRC 100497; NCDO 1674; NCFB 1674; NCIMB 11648; NRRL B-3472

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681195 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc oenos Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Leuconostoc oeni corrig. Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995. Publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 588 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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.
  • 🧍 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 45:397. Publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995

Assigned by: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397. 🇬🇧

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