Name: Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pro.pi.o.ni.fe.rax. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. adj. ferax, fertile; N.L. fem. n. Propioniferax, propionic acid-producing

Gender: feminine (stem: Propioniferac-)

Type species: Propioniferax innocua (Pitcher and Collins 1992) Yokota et al. 1994

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yokota A, Tamura T, Takeuchi M, Weiss N, Stackebrandt E. Transfer of Propionibacterium innocuum Pitcher and Collins 1991 to Propioniferax gen. nov. as Propioniferax innocua comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:579-582.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:853.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Pitcher DG, Collins MD. Phylogenetic analysis of some LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacteria from human skin: description of Propionibacterium innocuum sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991; 68:295-300.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Propionifelux".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1; CCUG: 1; DSM: 1; JCM: 1; NCTC: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Propioniferax innocua (Pitcher and Collins 1992) Yokota et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Propionibacteriaceae Delwiche 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.

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