Name: Propionivibrio limicola Brune et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: li.mi’co.la. L. masc. n. limus, mud; L. inf. v. colere, to inhabit; L. masc./fem. n. limicola, living in mud

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pro-pi-o-ni-WI-bri-o li-MI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-290; DSM 6832; GolChi1

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16S rRNA gene: AJ307983 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brune A, Ludwig W, Schink B. Propionivibrio limicola sp. nov., a fermentative bacterium specialized in the degradation of hydroaromatic compounds, reclassification of Propionibacter pelophilus as Propionivibrio pelophilus comb. nov. and amended description of the genus Propionivibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:441-444. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet limicola is a Neo Latin noun not a Neo Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Brune et al. 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Propionivibrio Tanaka et al. 1991

Assigned by: Brune A, Ludwig W, Schink B. Propionivibrio limicola sp. nov., a fermentative bacterium specialized in the degradation of hydroaromatic compounds, reclassification of Propionibacter pelophilus as Propionivibrio pelophilus comb. nov. and amended description of the genus Propionivibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:441-444. 🇩🇪

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