Name: Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii (van Niel 1928) Holdeman and Moore 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Propionibacterium shermanii" van Niel 1928

Etymology: sher.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shermanii, of Sherman, named after James M. Sherman, an American bacteriologist

Pronunciation, gender: s͡her-MA-ni-i, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 9614; CCUG 36819; CECT 875; CIP 103027; DSM 4902; LMG 16424

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y10819 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Propionibacterium, Arachnia, Actinomyces, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. In: Cato EP, Cummins CS, Holdeman LV, Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Smibert RM, Smith LDS (eds), Outline of Clinical Methods in Anaerobic Bacteriology, 2nd revision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1970, p. 15-21.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Propionibacterium shermanii" van Niel 1928	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, lectotype, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Propionibacterium freudenreichii within a separate genus Propionibacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Propionibacterium freudenreichii van Niel 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Moore WEC, Holdeman LV. Propionibacterium, Arachnia, Actinomyces, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. In: Cato EP, Cummins CS, Holdeman LV, Johnson JL, Moore WEC, Smibert RM, Smith LDS (eds), Outline of Clinical Methods in Anaerobic Bacteriology, 2nd revision, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1970, p. 15-21.

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Record number: 779825