Name: "Propionibacterium shermanii" van Niel 1928

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sher.man’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shermanii, referring to Sherman

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 9614; CCUG 36819; CECT 875; CIP 103027; DSM 4902; LMG 16424

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16S rRNA gene: Y10819 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Van N. The propionic acid bacteria. Uitgeverszaak and Boissevain and Co., Haarlem, Holland, 1928.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii (van Niel 1928) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Scholz and Kilian (2016), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Scholz CF, Kilian M. The natural history of cutaneous propionibacteria, and reclassification of selected species within the genus Propionibacterium to the proposed novel genera Acidipropionibacterium gen. nov., Cutibacterium gen. nov. and Pseudopropionibacterium gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4422-4432.
  • 😷 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". — 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.

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

Assigned by: Van N. The propionic acid bacteria. Uitgeverszaak and Boissevain and Co., Haarlem, Holland, 1928.

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Record number: 3979