Name: Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum (Beijerinck 1912) Garvie 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Lactococcus dextranicus" Beijerinck 1912

Etymology: dex.tra’ni.cum. N.L. neut. n. dextranum, dextran; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. dextranicum, pertaining to dextran

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … deks-TRA-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19255; CCUG 21966; CCUG 30065; CIP 102423; DSM 20484; JCM 9700; LMG 6908; NBIMCC 1397; NBRC 100495; NCAIM B.01658; NCDO 529; NCIB 12007; NCIMB 12007; NRRL B-3469; VKM B-1225

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681193 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 dextranicus (Beijerinck 1912) Hucker and Pederson 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank
    "Lactococcus dextranicus" Beijerinck 1912	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Leuconostoc dextranicum corrig. (Beijerinck 1912) Hucker and Pederson 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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: 777552