Name: Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum Rahkila et al. 2014

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ae.nig.ma’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. ainigma, riddle; L. neut. adj. aenigmaticum, enigmatic, as its role in spoilage of packaged meat is unclear

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 19375; LMG 27840; POUF4d

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF577569 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rahkila R, De Bruyne K, Johansson P, Vandamme P, Bjorkroth J. Reclassification of Leuconostoc gasicomitatum as Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum comb. nov., description of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum subsp. nov., designation of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gelidum subsp. nov. and emended description of Leuconostoc gelidum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1290-1295.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: Leuconostoc gelidum Shaw and Harding 1989

Assigned by: Rahkila R, De Bruyne K, Johansson P, Vandamme P, Bjorkroth J. Reclassification of Leuconostoc gasicomitatum as Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gasicomitatum comb. nov., description of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum subsp. nov., designation of Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. gelidum subsp. nov. and emended description of Leuconostoc gelidum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1290-1295.

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Record number: 791680