Name: Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. propionicus, pertaining to propionic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: de-sul-fo-BUL-bus pro-pi-O-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: 1pr3; ATCC 33891; DSM 2032; VKM B-1956

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY548789 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Desulfobulbus propionicus" Widdel 1980	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981. Publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.
  • 😷 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 31 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Pagani I, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Chertkov O, Davenport K, Tapia R, et al. Complete genome sequence of Desulfobulbus propionicus type strain (1pr3). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:100-110. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Desulfobulbus Widdel 1981

Assigned by: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Dissertation. Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe, Göttingen, 1980.

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