Name: Weissella fabalis Snauwaert et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fa.ba’lis. L. fem. adj. fabalis, of or belonging to beans

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: we͡is-SEL-la fa-BA-lis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 61217; CCUG 61472; DSM 28407; LMG 26217; M75

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE576795 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Snauwaert I, Papalexandratou Z, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Characterization of strains of Weissella fabalis sp. nov. and Fructobacillus tropaeoli from spontaneous cocoa bean fermentations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1709-1716. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Periweissella fabalis (Snauwaert et al. 2013) Bello et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Periweissella fabalis (Snauwaert et al. 2013) Bello et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Weissella fabalis 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times 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.
  • 🧍 In the species description, the type strain CCUG 61472 is erroneously cited as CCUG 61217. — Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date, 2018-12-11.

Parent taxon: Weissella Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: Snauwaert I, Papalexandratou Z, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Characterization of strains of Weissella fabalis sp. nov. and Fructobacillus tropaeoli from spontaneous cocoa bean fermentations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1709-1716. 🇧🇪

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