Name: Tetragenococcus koreensis Lee et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. koreensis, pertaining to Korea, the origin of the sample of the traditional food, kimchi, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: te-tra-ge-no-KOK-kus ko-re-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16501; JS; KCTC 3924; LMG 22864

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY690334 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee M, Kim MK, Vancanneyt M, Swings J, Kim SH, Kang MS, Lee ST. Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov., a novel rhamnolipid-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1409-1413. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• 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 4 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.

Parent taxon: Tetragenococcus Collins et al. 1993

Assigned by: Lee M, Kim MK, Vancanneyt M, Swings J, Kim SH, Kang MS, Lee ST. Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov., a novel rhamnolipid-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1409-1413. 🇰🇷

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