Name: Vaginimicrobium propionicum Diop et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.pi.o’ni.cum. N.L. neut. n. acidum propionicum, propionic acid; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. propionicum, pertaining to propionic acid

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CECT 9677; CSUR P3275; Marseille P3275

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16S rRNA gene: LT598595 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Diop K, Cadoret F, Nguyen TT, Baudoin JP, Armstrong N, Raoult D, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Vaginimicrobium propionicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel propionic acid bacterium derived from human vaginal discharge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4091-4097.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020. Publication: Diop K, Cadoret F, Nguyen TT, Baudoin JP, Armstrong N, Raoult D, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Vaginimicrobium propionicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel propionic acid bacterium derived from human vaginal discharge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4091-4097.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020

Assigned by: Diop K, Cadoret F, Nguyen TT, Baudoin JP, Armstrong N, Raoult D, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Vaginimicrobium propionicum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel propionic acid bacterium derived from human vaginal discharge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4091-4097.

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Record number: 8903