Subspecies Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris

Name: Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen 1929) Garvie 1983

Category, proposed as: subspecies, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Betacoccus cremoris" Knudsen and Sørensen 1929

Etymology: cre.mo’ris. L. masc. n. cremor, the thick juice obtained from animal or vegetable substances, cream; L. gen. masc. n. cremoris, of cream

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le͡u-ko-NOS-tok mes-en-te-ro-I-des kre-MO-ris, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19254; CCUG 21965; CIP 103009; DSM 20346; JCM 16943; LMG 6909; NBIMCC 9090; NCDO 543; NCIB 12008; NCIMB 12008; NRRL B-3252; VKM B-1420

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB023247 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Garvie EI. Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen) comb. nov. and Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:118-119.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen 1929) Garvie 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Betacoccus cremoris" Knudsen and Sørensen 1929	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 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 mesenteroides (Tsenkovskii 1878) van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garvie EI. Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris (Knudsen and Sørensen) comb. nov. and Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum (Beijerinck) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:118-119.

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Record number: 777551