Name: Oenococcus oeni (Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Leuconostoc oeni corrig. Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: oe’ni. Gr. masc. n. oînos, wine; N.L. gen. masc. n. oeni, of wine

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23279; CCUG 30199; CCUG 32250; CIP 106144; DSM 20252; JCM 6125; LMG 9851; NBRC 100497; NCDO 1674; NCFB 1674; NCIMB 11648; NRRL B-3472

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681195 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leuconostoc oeni corrig. Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Leuconostoc oenos Garvie 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995. Publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 542 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 45:397. Publication: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397.

Parent taxon: Oenococcus Dicks et al. 1995

Assigned by: Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov.. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:395-397.

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