Name: Pediococcus parvulus Günther and White 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: par’vu.lus. L. masc. adj. parvulus, very small

Pronunciation, gender: PAR-wu-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19371; CCUG 28439; CIP 102262; DSM 20332; JCM 5889; LMG 11486; NBRC 100673; NCDO 1634; NCFB 1634; NCIB 9447; NCIMB 9447; VKM B-1604

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681216 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gunther HL, White HR. The cultural and physiological characters of the Pediococci. J Gen Microbiol 1961; 26:185-197.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 80 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Gunther HL, White HR. The cultural and physiological characters of the Pediococci. J Gen Microbiol 1961; 26:185-197.

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Record number: 779213