Name: Propionibacterium olivae Lucena-Padrós et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.li’vae. L. gen. fem. n. olivae, of an olive, referring to the isolation of the strains from olives

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-LI-wa͡e, neuter

Type strain: CECT 8061; DSM 25436; IGBL1; KCTC 15514

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: MT484105 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lucena-Padros H, Gonzalez JM, Caballero-Guerrero B, Ruiz-Barba JL, Maldonado-Barragan A. Propionibacterium olivae sp. nov. and Propionibacterium damnosum sp. nov., isolated from spoiled packaged Spanish-style green olives. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2980-2985. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Acidipropionibacterium olivae (Lucena-Padrós et al. 2014) Scholz and Kilian 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidipropionibacterium olivae (Lucena-Padrós et al. 2014) Scholz and Kilian 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • ❗ Propionibacterium olivae 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 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.

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

Assigned by: Lucena-Padros H, Gonzalez JM, Caballero-Guerrero B, Ruiz-Barba JL, Maldonado-Barragan A. Propionibacterium olivae sp. nov. and Propionibacterium damnosum sp. nov., isolated from spoiled packaged Spanish-style green olives. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2980-2985. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 792175