Name: Pediococcus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Back 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: dex.tri’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. dextrinum, dextrin; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. dextrinicus, relating to dextrin

Pronunciation, gender: dex-TRI-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33087; CCUG 18834; CIP 103407; DSM 20335; JCM 5887; LMG 11485; NCIMB 701561; VKM B-1603

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16S rRNA gene: D87679 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Back W. Elevation of Pediococcus cerevisiae subsp. dextrinicus Coster and White to species status [Pediococcus dextrinicus (Coster and White) comb. nov.]. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:523-527.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lapidilactobacillus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Zheng et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lapidilactobacillus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Zheng et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Lactobacillus dextrinicus (Coster and White 1964) Haakensen et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pediococcus dextrinicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Pediococcus.
  • 😷 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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Back W. Elevation of Pediococcus cerevisiae subsp. dextrinicus Coster and White to species status [Pediococcus dextrinicus (Coster and White) comb. nov.]. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:523-527.

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Record number: 779209