Name: Weissella cibaria Björkroth et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ci.ba’ri.a. L. fem. adj. cibaria, pertaining to food

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

Type strain: CCUG 41967; DSM 15878; JCM 12495; LMG 17699

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ295989 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bjorkroth KJ, Schillinger U, Geisen R, Weiss N, Hoste B, Holzapfel WH, Korkeala HJ, Vandamme P. Taxonomic study of Weissella confusa and description of Weissella cibaria sp. nov., detected in food and clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:141-148. 🇫🇮

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Ennahar and Cai (2004), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002. Publication: Ennahar S, Cai Y. Genetic evidence that Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002 is a later heterotypic synonym of Weissella cibaria Bjorkroth et al. 2002. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:463-465. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht+". — 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 455 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Weissella confusa (Holzapfel and Kandler 1969) Collins et al. 1994. Publication: Collins MD, Samelis J, Metaxopoulos J, Wallbanks S. Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J Appl Bacteriol 1993; 75:595-603. 🇬🇧 Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.
  • 🙆 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: Weissella Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: Bjorkroth KJ, Schillinger U, Geisen R, Weiss N, Hoste B, Holzapfel WH, Korkeala HJ, Vandamme P. Taxonomic study of Weissella confusa and description of Weissella cibaria sp. nov., detected in food and clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:141-148. 🇫🇮

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