Name: Weissella cryptocerci Heo et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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: we͡is-SEL-la kryp-to-KER-ki, feminine

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

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16S rRNA gene: MK395366 Analyse FASTA

Valid 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. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Periweissella cryptocerci (Heo et al. 2019) Bello et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Weissella cryptocerci is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Weissella.
  • 🎓 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 a synonym of 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: 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. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 5334