Name: Thauera propionica Pal et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. propionica, propionic acid-oxidizing

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

Type strain: KCTC 52820; KNDSS-Mac4; VTCC B-910017

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KY425607 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pal D, Bhardwaj A, Sudan SK, Kaur N, Kumari M, Bisht B, Vyas B, Krishnamurthi S, Mayilraj S. Thauera propionica sp. nov., isolated from downstream sediment sample of the river Ganges, Kanpur, India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:341-346. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Thauera Macy et al. 1993

Assigned by: Pal D, Bhardwaj A, Sudan SK, Kaur N, Kumari M, Bisht B, Vyas B, Krishnamurthi S, Mayilraj S. Thauera propionica sp. nov., isolated from downstream sediment sample of the river Ganges, Kanpur, India. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:341-346. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 797485