Name: Lactococcus lactis subsp. hordniae (ex Latorre-Guzman et al. 1977) Schleifer et al. 1986

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Hordnia, generic name; N.L. gen. fem. n. hordniae, of Hordnia circellata (name of the leaf hopper from which the organism was isolated)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29071; CCUG 32210; CIP 102973; DSM 20450; HAMBI 1590; JCM 1180; LMG 8520; NBRC 100931; NCDO 2181; NCFB 2181; NCIMB 702181

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB100804 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Balz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym "Lactobacillus hordniae". Publication: Beijerinck MW. Sur les ferments lactiques de l'industrie. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (Section 2) 1901; 6:212-243.

Parent taxon: Lactococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986

Assigned by: Schleifer KH, Kraus J, Dvorak C, Kilpper-Balz R, Collins MD, Fischer W. Transfer of Streptococcus lactis and related streptococci to the genus Lactococcus gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:183-195.

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