Name: Pelosinus propionicus (Boga et al. 2007) Moe et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Sporotalea propionica Boga et al. 2007

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.cus. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. masc. adj. propionicus, pertaining to propionic acid, which the organism produces from various substrates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pro-pi-O-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-626; DSM 13327; TmPN3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF749991 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moe WM, Stebbing RE, Rao JU, Bowman KS, Nobre MF, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Pelosinus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater, emended description of the genus Pelosinus and transfer of Sporotalea propionica to Pelosinus propionicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1369-1376. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Sporotalea propionica Boga et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.21946 (N = 9).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Pelosinus Shelobolina et al. 2007

Assigned by: Moe WM, Stebbing RE, Rao JU, Bowman KS, Nobre MF, da Costa MS, Rainey FA. Pelosinus defluvii sp. nov., isolated from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater, emended description of the genus Pelosinus and transfer of Sporotalea propionica to Pelosinus propionicus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1369-1376. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 789954