Name: Propionibacterium cyclohexanicum Kusano et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-pi-o-ni-bak-TE-ri-um ky-klo-he-XA-ni-kum, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 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