Genus Propionigenium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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).
Propionigenium Schink and Pfennig 1983, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Propionigenium modestum Schink and Pfennig 1983.
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. v. genere, to engender, produce; N.L. neut. n. Propionigenium, propionic acid maker.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 12. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 896-897.
Effective publication: SCHINK (B.) and PFENNIG (N.): Propionigenium modestum gen. nov. sp. nov., a new strictly anaerobic, nonsporeforming bacterium growing on succinate. Arch. Microbiol., 1982, 133, 209-216.
Validation List no. 12 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Propionigenium maris Janssen and Liesack 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10succ1 = DSM 9537.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X84049.
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; L. gen. n. maris, of the sea, referring to the tidal mat flats from which this organism was isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 56. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 362-363.
Effective publication: JANSSEN (P.H.) and LIESACK (W.): Succinate decarboxylation by Propionigenium maris sp. nov., a new anaerobic bacterium from estuarine sediment. Arch. Microbiol., 1995, 164, 29-35.
Validation List no. 56 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Propionigenium maris Janssen and Liesack 1996 emend. Watson et al. 2000.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 10succ1 = DSM 9537.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X84049.
Etymology: L. n. mare -is, the sea; L. gen. n. maris, of the sea, referring to the tidal mat flats from which this organism was isolated.
Reference: WATSON (J.), MATSUI (G.Y.), LEAPHART (A.), WIEGEL (J.), RAINEY (F.A.) and LOVELL (C.R.): Reductively debrominating strains of Propionigenium maris from burrows of bromophenol-producing marine infauna. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1035-1042.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Propionigenium modestum Schink and Pfennig 1983, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Gra Succ 2 = ATCC 35614= DSM 2376.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X54275.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. modestum, moderate, sober, referring to an extremely modest type of metabolism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 12. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 896-897.
Effective publication: SCHINK (B.) and PFENNIG (N.): Propionigenium modestum gen. nov. sp. nov., a new strictly anaerobic, nonsporeforming bacterium growing on succinate. Arch. Microbiol., 1982, 133, 209-216.
Validation List no. 12 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online