Name: Pediococcus stilesii Franz et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sti.le’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. stilesii, named in honour of Prof. emerit. Michael E. Stiles, a food microbiologist who specialized in food preservation with bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sti-LE-si-i, masculine

Type strain: BFE 1652; CCUG 51290; DSM 18001; FAIR-E 180; LMG 23082

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ973157 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Franz CM, Vancanneyt M, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Wachter M, Cleenwerck I, Hoste B, Schillinger U, Holzapfel WH, Swings J. Pediococcus stilesii sp. nov., isolated from maize grains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:329-333. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:929-930.

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 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 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 4 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: Franz CM, Vancanneyt M, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Wachter M, Cleenwerck I, Hoste B, Schillinger U, Holzapfel WH, Swings J. Pediococcus stilesii sp. nov., isolated from maize grains. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:329-333. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 779219