Name: "Desulfobulbus propionicus" Widdel 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. masc. adj. propionicus, pertaining to propionic acid

Gender: 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

Original publication: Widdel F. Anaerober Abbau von Fettsäuren und Benzoesäure durch neu Isolierte Arten Sulfat-reduzierender Bakterien. Universität zu Göttingen, Lindhorst/Schaumburg-Lippe Göttingen, 1980.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfobulbus propionicus Widdel 1981	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.

Parent taxon: "Desulfobulbus" Boone and Bryant 1980

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

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Record number: 20940