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Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54 (2004), 463-465; DOI  10.1099/ijs.0.02783-0
© 2004 International Union of Microbiological Societies

Genetic evidence that Weissella kimchii Choi et al. 2002 is a later heterotypic synonym of Weissella cibaria Björkroth et al. 2002

Saïd Ennahar and Yimin Cai

National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Department of Animal Feeding and Management, Nishinasuno, Tochigi 329-2793, Japan

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Yimin Cai
cai{at}affrc.go.jp

The taxonomic positions of Weissella kimchii and Weissella cibaria were examined using phenotypic tests, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and DNA–DNA hybridization. The two species displayed very similar sugar-fermentation patterns and produced the D-form of lactic acid. Phylogenetic analysis showed that W. cibaria is the closest neighbour of W. kimchii, sharing about 99·7 % similarity in the 16S rRNA gene sequence. DNA–DNA hybridization experiments further reinforced these results, demonstrating a 98·2 % reassociation level between W. cibaria LMG 17699T and W. kimchii DSM 14295T. On the other hand, strain RO5, an isolate from paddy rice silage, exhibited 99·4 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and a DNA reassociation level of more than 97 % with both type strains. Therefore, it is proposed that the species W. kimchii should be reclassified as W. cibaria.

Published online ahead of print on 13 October 2003 as DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.02783-0.

The GenBank accession number for the 16S rDNA sequence of strain RO5 is AF515221.

A phylogenetic tree constructed using a larger data set than shown in Fig. 1, details of acid production from carbohydrates (Table I) and DNA–DNA reassociation data (Table II) are available in IJSEM Online.




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