Species Clostridium propionicum

Name: Clostridium propionicum Cardon and Barker 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. propionicum, pertaining to propionic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um pro-pi-O-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25522; CCUG 9280; DSM 1682; JCM 1430; NCIB 10656; NCIMB 10656; VPI 5303

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77841 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Cardon BP, Barker HA. Two New Amino-Acid-Fermenting Bacteria, Clostridium propionicum and Diplococcus glycinophilus. J Bacteriol 1946; 52:629-634.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Anaerotignum propionicum (Cardon and Barker 1946) Ueki et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Anaerotignum propionicum (Cardon and Barker 1946) Ueki et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Tyzzerella propionica" (Cardon and Barker 1946) Yutin and Galperin 2013	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- ❗ Clostridium propionicum is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Clostridium.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 65 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cardon BP, Barker HA. Two New Amino-Acid-Fermenting Bacteria, Clostridium propionicum and Diplococcus glycinophilus. J Bacteriol 1946; 52:629-634.

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Species Clostridium propionicum