Name: Periweissella beninensis (Padonou et al. 2010) Bello et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Weissella beninensis Padonou et al. 2010

Etymology: be.ni.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. beninensis, pertaining to Benin, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … be-ni-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 2L24P13; DSM 22752; JCM 18047; LMG 25373

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU439435 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bello S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of Leuconostocaceae species: identification of molecular signatures specific for the genera Leuconostoc, Fructobacillus and Oenococcus and proposal for a novel genus Periweissella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5284. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5393.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Weissella beninensis Padonou et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12426 (N = 1).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: Periweissella Bello et al. 2022

Assigned by: Bello S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of Leuconostocaceae species: identification of molecular signatures specific for the genera Leuconostoc, Fructobacillus and Oenococcus and proposal for a novel genus Periweissella gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5284. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 28166