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Weissella kimchii

Named in 1 of the pickles in this table, under this spelling.

NCBI Taxonomy

As published
Weissella kimchii
Current name
Weissella cibaria
Taxonomy id
137591
Rank
species
Lineage
Bacillati / Bacillota / Bacilli / Lactobacillales / Lactobacillaceae / Weissella

The name changed, the organism did not

The literature this site draws on predates the 2020 reclassification, which split the genus Lactobacillus into twenty-five genera. Papers written before it say Weissella kimchii; the current name is Weissella cibaria, NCBI taxid 137591. Both refer to the same organism. This site prints the source's name in the source's own row and the current name here.

Other names NCBI holds

Weissella kimchii, Lactobacillaceae bacterium KNUT 0156

Reported in

PickleSubstrateRegion
KimchiChinese cabbage, Cabbage, Spring onion, Pepper, Ginger, Radish, Mixed vegetables, GarlicKorea, East Asia

Taxonomy from NCBI Taxonomy, retrieved 2026-09-06. Schoch, C.L. et al. (2020) NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database, baaa062. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.