
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.5441
Name	Lactobacillus viridescens Niven and Evans 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Niven and Evans 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Weissella viridescens
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.5441
Type Strain representative organism	LMG 3507^T (=S38A =JCM 1174 =NCDO 1655 =NRIC 1536 =ATCC 12706 =DSM 20410 =CCM 56)


Proper Form	Lactobacillus viridescens Niven and Evans 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Lactobacillus viridescens was originally described by Niven and Evans 1957. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1993, Collins et al. established Lactobacillus viridescens as the basonym of Weissella viridescens (Niven and Evans 1957) Collins et al. 1994 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Lactobacillus viridescens Niven and Evans 1957 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.5441.
Source File	10.1601/nm.5441.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 6, 2009.

References

Niven CF, Evans JB. Lactobacillus viridescens nov. spec., a heterofermentative species that produces a green discoloration of cured meat pigments. J Bacteriol 1957; 73:758-759. [PubMed].
Collins MD, Samelis J, Metaxopoulos J, Wallbanks S. Taxonomic studies on some Leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J Appl Bacteriol 1993; 75:595-603. [PubMed].
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.