Name: Propionispira raffinosivorans (Schleifer et al. 1990) Ueki et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Zymophilus raffinosivorans Schleifer et al. 1990

Etymology: raf.fi.no’si.vo’rans. N.L. neut. n. raffinosum, raffinose; L. inf. v. vorare, to eat; N.L. part. adj. raffinosivorans, raffinose-devouring

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49691; DSM 20765; SH2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ217599 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ueki A, Watanabe M, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Description of Propionispira arcuata sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste, reclassification of Zymophilus raffinosivorans and Zymophilus paucivorans as Propionispira raffinosivorans comb. nov. and Propionispira paucivorans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Propionispira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3571-3577.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Zymophilus raffinosivorans Schleifer et al. 1990	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27204 (N = 4).
  • 😷 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 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.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Propionispira Schink et al. 1983

Assigned by: Ueki A, Watanabe M, Ohtaki Y, Kaku N, Ueki K. Description of Propionispira arcuata sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor of cattle waste, reclassification of Zymophilus raffinosivorans and Zymophilus paucivorans as Propionispira raffinosivorans comb. nov. and Propionispira paucivorans comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Propionispira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3571-3577.

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