Name: Propionispira arboris Schink et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ar’bo.ris. L. fem. n. arbor, tree; L. gen. fem. n. arboris, of a tree, referring to the occurrence of this bacterium in wetwood

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 12B4; ATCC 33732; DSM 2179

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y18190 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schink B, Thompson TE, Zeikus JG. Characterization of Propionispira arboris gen. nov. sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing anaerobe common to wetwoods of living trees. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1982; 128:2771-2779.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Propionispira Schink et al. 1983. Publication: Schink B, Thompson TE, Zeikus JG. Characterization of Propionispira arboris gen. nov. sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing anaerobe common to wetwoods of living trees. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1982; 128:2771-2779.
  • 😷 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, note = "PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Propionispira Schink et al. 1983

Assigned by: Schink B, Thompson TE, Zeikus JG. Characterization of Propionispira arboris gen. nov. sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing anaerobe common to wetwoods of living trees. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1982; 128:2771-2779.

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