Name: Propionivibrio militaris Thrash et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.li.ta’ris. L. masc. adj. militaris, martial, war-like, referring to the ability of the organism to degrade perchlorate, frequently used in rocket propellants

Pronunciation, gender: mi-li-TA-ris, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1728; DSM 21683; MP

16S rRNA gene: EU849004 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thrash JC, Pollock J, Torok T, Coates JD. Description of the novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria Dechlorobacter hydrogenophilus gen. nov., sp. nov.and Propionivibrio militaris, sp. nov. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:335-343.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Propionivibrio Tanaka et al. 1991

Assigned by: Thrash JC, Pollock J, Torok T, Coates JD. Description of the novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria Dechlorobacter hydrogenophilus gen. nov., sp. nov.and Propionivibrio militaris, sp. nov. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 86:335-343.

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Record number: 67884