Name: Sporotalea propionica Boga et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.ca. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; N.L. fem. adj. propionica, pertaining to propionic acid, which the organism produces from various substrates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pro-pi-O-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-626; DSM 13327; TmPN3

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16S rRNA gene: JF749991 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Boga HI, Ji R, Ludwig W, Brune A. Sporotalea propionica gen. nov. sp. nov., a hydrogen-oxidizing, oxygen-reducing, propionigenic firmicute from the intestinal tract of a soil-feeding termite. Arch Microbiol 2007; 187:15-27. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pelosinus propionicus (Boga et al. 2007) Moe et al. 2012

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pelosinus propionicus (Boga et al. 2007) Moe et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sporotalea Boga et al. 2007. Publication: Boga HI, Ji R, Ludwig W, Brune A. Sporotalea propionica gen. nov. sp. nov., a hydrogen-oxidizing, oxygen-reducing, propionigenic firmicute from the intestinal tract of a soil-feeding termite. Arch Microbiol 2007; 187:15-27. 🇩🇪
  • ❗ Sporotalea propionica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sporotalea.
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Sporotalea Boga et al. 2007

Assigned by: Boga HI, Ji R, Ludwig W, Brune A. Sporotalea propionica gen. nov. sp. nov., a hydrogen-oxidizing, oxygen-reducing, propionigenic firmicute from the intestinal tract of a soil-feeding termite. Arch Microbiol 2007; 187:15-27. 🇩🇪

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