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. fem. part. adj. raffinosivorans, raffinose-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … raf-fi-no-SI-wo-rans, 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. — 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.
  • 🧍 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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