Name: Paludibacter propionicigenes Ueki et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o.ni.ci’ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. part. adj. propionicigenes, propionic acid producing

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 17365; JCM 13257; WB 4

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16S rRNA gene: AB910740 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ueki A, Akasaka H, Suzuki D, Ueki K. Paludibacter propionicigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, propionate-producing bacterium isolated from plant residue in irrigated rice-field soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:39-44.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Paludibacter Ueki et al. 2006. Publication: Ueki A, Akasaka H, Suzuki D, Ueki K. Paludibacter propionicigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, propionate-producing bacterium isolated from plant residue in irrigated rice-field soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:39-44.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Gronow S, Munk C, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, Hammon N, Deshpande S, Cheng JF, Tapia R, Han C, et al. Complete genome sequence of Paludibacter propionicigenes type strain (WB4). Stand Genomic Sci 2011; 4:36-44.

Parent taxon: Paludibacter Ueki et al. 2006

Assigned by: Ueki A, Akasaka H, Suzuki D, Ueki K. Paludibacter propionicigenes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, propionate-producing bacterium isolated from plant residue in irrigated rice-field soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:39-44.

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