weissella beninensis weissella beninensis weissella kimchii is a gram-positive bacterium from the genus of weissella which has been isolated from fermented cassava from ketou in benin. weissella beninensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: lactobacillales family: lactobacillaceae genus: weissella species: w. beninensis binomial name weissella beninensispadonou et al. 2010 type strain 2l24p13, dsm 22752, jcm 18047, lmg 25373