Subspecies Leuconostoc gelidum subsp. aenigmaticum

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

Category, proposed as: subspecies, 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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-NOS-tok GE-li-dum a͡e-nig-MA-ti-kum, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

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