Name: Propionivibrio pelophilus (Meijer et al. 1999) Brune et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Propionibacter pelophilus Meijer et al. 1999

Etymology: pe.lo’phi.lus. N.L. masc. adj. pelophilus, mud-loving, as this species was isolated from freshwater mud

Gender: masculine

Type strain: asp 66; CIP 106101; DSM 12018

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16S rRNA gene: AF016690 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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionibacter pelophilus Meijer et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication makes no reference to the deposit of the type strain in any publicly accessible service collection, but deposits in at least two recognized culture collections in different countries are documented. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, Propionivibrio pelophilus (Meijer et al. 1999) Brune et al. 2002 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.

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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