Name: Propionibacter pelophilus Meijer et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pe.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. pêlos, mud; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; N.L. masc. adj. pelophilus, mud-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-pi-o-ni-BAK-ter pe-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: asp 66; CIP 106101; DSM 12018

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF016690 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Meijer WG, Nienhuis-Kuiper ME, Hansen TA. Fermentative bacteria from estuarine mud: phylogenetic position of Acidaminobacter hydrogenoformans and description of a new type of gram-negative, propionigenic bacterium as Propionibacter pelophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1039-1044. 🇳🇱

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Propionivibrio pelophilus (Meijer et al. 1999) Brune et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionivibrio pelophilus (Meijer et al. 1999) Brune et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Propionibacter Meijer et al. 1999. Publication: Meijer WG, Nienhuis-Kuiper ME, Hansen TA. Fermentative bacteria from estuarine mud: phylogenetic position of Acidaminobacter hydrogenoformans and description of a new type of gram-negative, propionigenic bacterium as Propionibacter pelophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1039-1044. 🇳🇱
  • ❗ Propionibacter pelophilus 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 Propionibacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Propionibacter Meijer et al. 1999

Assigned by: Meijer WG, Nienhuis-Kuiper ME, Hansen TA. Fermentative bacteria from estuarine mud: phylogenetic position of Acidaminobacter hydrogenoformans and description of a new type of gram-negative, propionigenic bacterium as Propionibacter pelophilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1039-1044. 🇳🇱

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