Species Periweissella cryptocerci

Name: Periweissella cryptocerci (Heo et al. 2019) Bello et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Weissella cryptocerci Heo et al. 2019

Etymology: cryp.to.cer’ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. cryptocerci, of Cryptocercus, a genus of insect from which the species was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-ri-we͡is-SEL-la kryp-to-KER-ki, feminine

Type strain: 26KH-42; KACC 18423; NBRC 113066

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK395366 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)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Weissella cryptocerci Heo et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12169 (N = 10).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Weissella cryptocerci Heo et al. 2019. Publication: Heo J, Hamada M, Cho H, Weon HY, Kim JS, Hong SB, Kim SJ, Kwon SW. Weissella cryptocerci sp. nov., isolated from gut of the insect Cryptocercus kyebangensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2801-2806. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.

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. 🇨🇦

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.28167Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 28167