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Species Weissella koreensis
Name: Weissella koreensis Lee et al. 2002
Etymology: ko.re.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. koreensis, of Korea, where the novel organisms were isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-re-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 47134; DSM 15830; JCM 11263; KCCM 41516; KCTC 3621; S-5623
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LC145573
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Lee JS, Lee KC, Ahn JS, Mheen TI, Pyun YR, Park YH. Weissella koreensis sp. nov., isolated from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1257-1261. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1439-1440.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06140 (N = 28).
- 😷 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 39 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Lee JS, Lee KC, Ahn JS, Mheen TI, Pyun YR, Park YH. Weissella koreensis sp. nov., isolated from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1257-1261. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 783095
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