Pe.di.o.coc'cus. Gr. n.
pedium
a plane surface; Gr. n.
kokkos
a grain or berry; N.L. masc. n.
Pediococcus
coccus growing in one plane.
Firmicutes / “Bacilli” / “Lactobacillales” / Lactobacillaceae / Pediococcus
Nine species are recognized within this genus, including
Pediococcus acidilactici
(Lindner, 1887; Skerman et al., 1980),
Pediococcus claussenii
(Dobson et al., 2002),
Pediococcus cellicola
(Zhang et al., 2005),
Pediococcus damnosus
(Balcke, 1884; Claussen, 1903; Skerman et al., 1980),
Pediococcus dextrinicus
(Back, 1978a; Coster and White, 1964; Skerman et al., 1980),
Pediococcus inopinatus
(Back, 1978a, 1988),
Pediococcus parvulus
(Günther and White, 1961; Skerman et al., 1980),
Pediococcus pentosaceus
(Mees, 1934; Skerman et al., 1980) with the subspecies
Pediococcus pentosaceus
subsp.
pentosaceus
and
Pediococcus pentosaceus
subsp.
intermedius
, and
Pediococcus stilesii
(Franz et al., 2006). The
Pediococcus
type species is
Pediococcus damnosus
(Claussen, 1903). Judicial Opinion 52 states that this generic name is conserved over
Pediococcus
(Balcke, 1884) and all earlier objective synonyms. Erroneously, the genus name
Pediococcus
(Balcke, 1884) has been cited in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Skerman, McGowan and Sneath, 1980) and in the Amended Edition of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Euzéby, 1998; Skerman, McGowan and Sneath, 1989). These species can clearly be distinguished on the basis of DNA–DNA similarity (Table 88).
DNA G
+
C content
(
mol
%): 35–44 (
T
m
).
Type species
:
Pediococcus damnosus
Claussen 1903, 68
AL
.