Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species

Taxonomic studies were performed on some unknown Leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented Greek sausage. Comparative 16S rRNA sequence analysis showed the unidentified organisms represent a new line within the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. On the basis of the results of this and e...

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Published inJournal of applied bacteriology Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 595 - 603
Main Authors Collins, M.D, Samelis, J, Metaxopoulos, J, Wallbanks, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1993
Subjects
Base Sequence
fermentation
Food Handling
Food Microbiology
Greece
lactic acid bacteria
Leuconostoc
Leuconostoc - classification
Leuconostoc - genetics
Leuconostoc - isolation & purification
Meat - microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Oligonucleotide Probes
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
sausages
taxonomy
Greece
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Summary:Taxonomic studies were performed on some unknown Leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented Greek sausage. Comparative 16S rRNA sequence analysis showed the unidentified organisms represent a new line within the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. On the basis of the results of this and earlier phylogenetic investigations, it is proposed that Leuconostoc paramesenteroides and related species be reclassified in a new genus Weissella. In addition a new species, Weissella hellenica, is proposed for the isolates from fermented sausage.
ISSN:0021-8847
2056-5232
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb01600.x