Suborder Propionibacterineae
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Propionibacterineae Rainey et al. 1997 (complete authorship reads Rainey, Ward-Rainey and Stackebrandt), subord. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Propionibacterium, type genus of the suborder; suff. -ineae, ending to denote a suborder; N.L. fem. pl. n. Propionibacterineae, the Propionibacterium suborder.
Valid publication: STACKEBRANDT (E.), RAINEY (F.A.) and WARD-RAINEY (N.L.): Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 479-491.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Propionibacterineae Rainey et al. 1997 (complete authorship reads Rainey, Ward-Rainey and Stackebrandt) emend. Zhi et al. 2009.
Type genus: ¤ Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. Propionibacterium, type genus of the suborder; suff. -ineae, ending to denote a suborder; N.L. fem. pl. n. Propionibacterineae, the Propionibacterium suborder.
Reference: ZHI (X.Y.), LI (W.J.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 589-608.
Original article in IJSEM Online
