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: ben.in.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. beninensis, pertaining to Benin, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: 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

• 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 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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