Name: Propionibacterium cyclohexanicum Kusano et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cy.clo.hex.a’ni.cum. Gr. masc. n. kyklos, circle; Gr. n. hexa, six; N.L. neut. adj. cyclohexanicum, referring to w-cyclohexyl fatty acid, the characteristic cellular fatty acid of the organism

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700429; CCUG 48885; CIP 105414; DSM 16859; IAM 14535; JCM 21245; NBRC 103082; NRIC 247; TA-12

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16S rRNA gene: AB639145 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kusano K, Yamada H, Niwa M, Yamasato K. Propionibacterium cyclohexanicum sp. nov., a new acid-tolerant omega-cyclohexyl fatty acid-containing propionibacterium isolated from spoiled orange juice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:825-831.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.

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

Assigned by: Kusano K, Yamada H, Niwa M, Yamasato K. Propionibacterium cyclohexanicum sp. nov., a new acid-tolerant omega-cyclohexyl fatty acid-containing propionibacterium isolated from spoiled orange juice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:825-831.

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Record number: 779823