Name: Weissella ghanensis De Bruyne et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gha.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. ghanensis, pertaining to Ghana

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: we͡is-SEL-la gha-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 215; DSM 19935; LMG 24286

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16S rRNA gene: AM882997 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: De Bruyne K, Camu N, Lefebvre K, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Weissella ghanensis sp. nov., isolated from a Ghanaian cocoa fermentation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2721-2725. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Periweissella ghanensis (De Bruyne et al. 2008) Bello et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Periweissella ghanensis (De Bruyne et al. 2008) Bello et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Weissella ghanensis 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 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 8 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.

Parent taxon: Weissella Collins et al. 1994

Assigned by: De Bruyne K, Camu N, Lefebvre K, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Weissella ghanensis sp. nov., isolated from a Ghanaian cocoa fermentation. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2721-2725. 🇧🇪

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