Genus Propionicimonas
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Propionicimonas paludicola Akasaka et al. 2003.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Propionicimonas, propionic acid-producing monad.
Valid publication: AKASAKA (H.), UEKI (A.), HANADA (S.), KAMAGATA (Y.) and UEKI (K.): Propionicimonas paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, propionate-producing bacterium isolated from plant residue in irrigated rice-field soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1991-1998.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Propionicimonas ferrireducens Zhou et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y1A-10 4-9-1=CCTCC AB 2016249=KCTC 15566=LMG 29810.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: MG775313.
Etymology: L. neut. n. ferrum, iron; L. pres. part. reducens, converting to a reduced oxidation state; N.L. part. adj. ferrireducens, reducing (ferric) iron.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHOU, G. W., YANG, X. R., WADAAN, M. A. M., HOZZEIN, W. N., ZHENG, B. X., SU, J. Q. and ZHU, Y. G. 2018. Propionicimonas ferrireducens sp. nov., isolated from dissimilatory iron(III)-reducing microbial enrichment obtained from paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1914-1918.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Propionicimonas paludicola Akasaka et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Wd = DSM 15597 = JCM 11933.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR733712.
Etymology: L. n. palus -udis, swamp, marsh; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc. n. paludicola, an inhabitant of swamps.
Valid publication: AKASAKA (H.), UEKI (A.), HANADA (S.), KAMAGATA (Y.) and UEKI (K.): Propionicimonas paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, propionate-producing bacterium isolated from plant residue in irrigated rice-field soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1991-1998.
Original article in IJSEM Online