Name: Propionispora hippei Abou-Zeid et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hip’pe.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hippei, named after Dr Hans-H. Hippe, DSMZ, for his numerous contributions to the cultivation and taxonomy of anaerobes

Pronunciation, gender: HIP-pe-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-665; DSM 15287; KS

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ508928 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abou-Zeid DM, Biebl H, Sproer C, Muller RJ. Propionispora hippei sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative, spore-forming anaerobe that produces propionic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:951-954.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.26348 (N = 12).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Propionispora Biebl et al. 2001

Assigned by: Abou-Zeid DM, Biebl H, Sproer C, Muller RJ. Propionispora hippei sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative, spore-forming anaerobe that produces propionic acid. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:951-954.

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Record number: 779845