Name: Weissella minor (Kandler et al. 1983 ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Collins et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Lactobacillus minor (ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Kandler et al. 1983

Etymology: mi’nor. L. comp. fem. adj. minor, smaller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MI-nor, feminine

Type strain: 3; ATCC 35412; DSM 20014

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB022920 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Collins MD, Samelis J, Metaxopoulos J, Wallbanks S. Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J Appl Bacteriol 1993; 75:595-603. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 49. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:370-371.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lactobacillus minor (ex Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965) Kandler et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Lactobacillus viridescens subsp. minor" Abo-Elnaga and Kandler 1965	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 8 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: Collins MD, Samelis J, Metaxopoulos J, Wallbanks S. Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J Appl Bacteriol 1993; 75:595-603. 🇬🇧

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