Name: Propionibacterium innocuum Pitcher and Collins 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.no.cu.um. L. neut. adj. innocuum, harmless

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49929; CCUG 33480; DSM 8251; JCM 13395; L60; LMG 16732; NCTC 11082

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF227165 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pitcher DG, Collins MD. Phylogenetic analysis of some LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacteria from human skin: description of Propionibacterium innocuum sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991; 68:295-300.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 41. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Propioniferax innocua (Pitcher and Collins 1992) Yokota et al. 1994

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propioniferax innocua (Pitcher and Collins 1992) Yokota et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Propionibacterium innocuum 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Pitcher DG, Collins MD. Phylogenetic analysis of some LL-diaminopimelic acid-containing coryneform bacteria from human skin: description of Propionibacterium innocuum sp. nov. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991; 68:295-300.

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