Name: Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: kim’chi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. kimchii, from kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented vegetable food

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: we͡is-SEL-la KIM-k^hi-i, feminine

Type strain: CHJ3; DSM 14295; KCCM 41287; KCTC 3746

16S rRNA gene: AF312874 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi HJ, Cheigh CI, Kim SB, Lee JC, Lee DW, Choi SW, Park JM, Pyun YR. Weissella kimchii sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:507-511. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Weissella cibaria Björkroth et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Ennahar and Cai (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Weissella cibaria Björkroth 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. 🇯🇵
  • ❗ Weissella kimchii 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, 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 9 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: Choi HJ, Cheigh CI, Kim SB, Lee JC, Lee DW, Choi SW, Park JM, Pyun YR. Weissella kimchii sp. nov., a novel lactic acid bacterium from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:507-511. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 783094