Name: Pediococcus argentinicus De Bruyne et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar.gen’ti.ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. argentinicus, pertaining to Argentina

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 54535; CRL 776; DSM 23026; LMG 23999

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM709786 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Bruyne K, Franz CM, Vancanneyt M, Schillinger U, Mozzi F, de Valdez GF, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Pediococcus argentinicus sp. nov. from Argentinean fermented wheat flour and identification of Pediococcus species by pheS, rpoA and atpA sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2909-2916.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pediococcus Claussen 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: De Bruyne K, Franz CM, Vancanneyt M, Schillinger U, Mozzi F, de Valdez GF, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Pediococcus argentinicus sp. nov. from Argentinean fermented wheat flour and identification of Pediococcus species by pheS, rpoA and atpA sequence analysis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2909-2916.

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Record number: 787651