Oenococcus

Oenococcus is a genus of gram-positive bacteria, placed within the family Lactobacillaceae. The only species in the genus was Oenococcus oeni (which was known as Leuconostoc oeni until 1995). In 2006, the species Oenococcus kitaharae was identified. As its name implies, Oenococcus oeni holds major importance in the field of oenology, where it is the primary bacterium involved in completing malolactic fermentation.[4]

Oenococcus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Lactobacillaceae[1]
Genus:
Oenococcus

Dicks et al. 1995[2]
Type species
Oenococcus oeni
(Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995[2]
Species[3]
  • Oenococcus alcoholitolerans Badotti et al. 2015
  • "Candidatus Oenococcus aquikefiri" Verce et al. 2019
  • Oenococcus kitaharae Endo and Okada 2006
  • Oenococcus oeni (Garvie 1967) Dicks et al. 1995
  • "Oenococcus sicerae" Cousin et al. 2019

References
  1. Zheng J, Wittouck S, Salvetti E, Franz CMAP, Harris HMB, Mattarelli P, O'Toole PW, Pot B, Vandamme P, Walter J, Watanabe K, Wuyts S, Felis GE, Gänzle MG, Lebeer S. (2020). "A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 70 (4): 2782–2858. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004107. PMID 32293557.
  2. Dicks LM, Dellaglio F, Collins MD. (1995). "Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 45: 395–397. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-2-395. PMID 7537074.
  3. Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Oenococcus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. Kunkee RE. (1973). "Malo-Lactic Fermentation and Winemaking". In Webb AD (ed.). The Chemistry of Winemaking. Adv. Chem. Ser. 137. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.


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