Species Propionibacterium acidipropionici

Name: Propionibacterium acidipropionici corrig. Orla-Jensen 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di.pro.pi.o’ni.ci. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. gen. neut. n. acidipropionici, of propionic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-pi-o-ni-bak-TE-ri-um a-ki-di-pro-pi-O-ni-ki, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25562; CIP 103025; DSM 4900

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY883042 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Orla-Jensen S. Die Hauptlinien des natürlichen Bakteriensystems. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1909; 22:305-346.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici (Orla-Jensen 1909) Scholz and Kilian 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici (Orla-Jensen 1909) Scholz and Kilian 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Propionibacterium acidipropionici 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 Propionibacterium.
  • 😷 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 124 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, acidi-propionici (sic), has been corrected by Farmer 1983 [1] and by Hill et al. 1984 [2]. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. Correction of four specific epithets that are hyphenated in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:425.
  • 🧍 This corrigendum has been omitted from the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (Amended Edition) [3]. Publication: Euzéby JP. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names and to the amended edition of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:1271-1272.

Parent taxon: Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Orla-Jensen S. Die Hauptlinien des natürlichen Bakteriensystems. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1909; 22:305-346.

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Record number: 779818