Species Periweissella fabaria

Name: Periweissella fabaria (De Bruyne et al. 2010) Bello et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Weissella fabaria De Bruyne et al. 2010

Etymology: fa.ba’ri.a. L. fem. adj. fabaria, of or belonging to beans

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-ri-we͡is-SEL-la fa-BA-ri-a, feminine

Type strain: 257; DSM 21416; LMG 24289

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FM179678 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 fabaria De Bruyne et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time 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.

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: 28169