Species Acidipropionibacterium microaerophilum

Name: Acidipropionibacterium microaerophilum (Koussémon et al. 2001) Scholz and Kilian 2016

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Propionibacterium microaerophilum Koussémon et al. 2001

Etymology: mi.cro.a.e.ro’phi.lum. Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); Gr. masc. n. aêr, air; N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. microaerophilum, slightly air-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-di-pro-pi-o-ni-bak-TE-ri-um mi-kro-a-e-RO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CIP 109962; CNCM I-2360; DSM 13435; M5; NCTC 13649

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF234623 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Scholz CF, Kilian M. The natural history of cutaneous propionibacteria, and reclassification of selected species within the genus Propionibacterium to the proposed novel genera Acidipropionibacterium gen. nov., Cutibacterium gen. nov. and Pseudopropionibacterium gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4422-4432. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionibacterium microaerophilum Koussémon et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016

Assigned by: Scholz CF, Kilian M. The natural history of cutaneous propionibacteria, and reclassification of selected species within the genus Propionibacterium to the proposed novel genera Acidipropionibacterium gen. nov., Cutibacterium gen. nov. and Pseudopropionibacterium gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4422-4432. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 794761