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Subspecies "Pediococcus pentosaceus subsp. pentosaceus"
Name: "Pediococcus pentosaceus subsp. pentosaceus" (Mees 1934) Back 1978
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Pediococcus pentosaceus Mees 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: pen.to.sa’ce.us. N.L. neut. n. pentosum, a pentose sugar; N.L. masc. adj. pentosaceus, relating to a pentose
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pen-to-SA-ke-us, masculine
Nomenclatural type: ATCC 33316; CCUG 32205; CIP 102260; DSM 20336; JCM 5890; LMG 11488; NBIMCC 8870; NCDO 990; NCFB 990; NCIB 12012; NCIMB 12012; NCTC 12956
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Original publication: Back W. Zur Taxonomie der Gattung Pediococcus. Brauwissenschaft. 1978; 31:237-250.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Pediococcus pentosaceus Mees 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Back W. Zur Taxonomie der Gattung Pediococcus. Brauwissenschaft. 1978; 31:237-250.
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Record number: 62242
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