Name: Pediococcus claussenii Dobson et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: claus.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. claussenii, in honour of N. H. Claussen, who first used the genus name Pediococcus in 1903 for isolates of beer-spoilage bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-di-o-KOK-kus kla͡us-SE-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-344; DSM 14800; Molson B71; P06

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16S rRNA gene: AJ621555 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dobson CM, Deneer H, Lee S, Hemmingsen S, Glaze S, Ziola B. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Pediococcus, including Pediococcus claussenii sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from beer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2003-2010. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04253 (N = 36).
  • 😷 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 15 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Pediococcus Claussen 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dobson CM, Deneer H, Lee S, Hemmingsen S, Glaze S, Ziola B. Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Pediococcus, including Pediococcus claussenii sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium isolated from beer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2003-2010. 🇨🇦

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