Name: Zymophilus paucivorans Schleifer et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pau.ci’vo.rans. L. masc. adj. paucus, few, little; L. inf. v. vorare, to eat, to devour; N.L. masc. part. adj. paucivorans, utilizing (devouring) relatively few carbohydrates

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: zy-MO-p^hi-lus pa͡u-KI-wo-rans, masculine

Type strain: AA1; ATCC 49689; DSM 20756

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16S rRNA gene: AF373025 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schleifer KH, Leuteritz M, Weiss N, Ludwig W, Kirchhof G, Seidel-Rufer H. Taxonomic study of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from breweries: emended description of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and description of Pectinatus frisingensis sp. nov., Selenomonas lacticifex sp. nov., Zymophilus raffinosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Zymophilus paucivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:19-27. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Propionispira paucivorans (Schleifer et al. 1990) Ueki et al. 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Propionispira paucivorans (Schleifer et al. 1990) Ueki et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Zymophilus paucivorans 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 Zymophilus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Zymophilus Schleifer et al. 1990

Assigned by: Schleifer KH, Leuteritz M, Weiss N, Ludwig W, Kirchhof G, Seidel-Rufer H. Taxonomic study of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from breweries: emended description of Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and description of Pectinatus frisingensis sp. nov., Selenomonas lacticifex sp. nov., Zymophilus raffinosivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., and Zymophilus paucivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:19-27. 🇩🇪

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