Arachnia propionica (DSM 43307, ATCC 14157, CIP 110010)

Name: Arachnia propionica (DSM 43307, ATCC 14157, CIP 110010)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 12653

Type strain

Strain Designation 699

Culture col. no. DSM 43307 ATCC 14157 CIP 110010 CCUG 4939 LMG 16729 13 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1218109 1750

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- P. Hirsch <- ATCC <- L. Pine, 699 ATCC 14157 <-- L. Pine 699. CIP <- 1985, ATCC <- L. Pine: strain 699, Actinomyces propionicus <- S.S. Roberts

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Arachnia propionica 699 is an anaerobe, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that was isolated from lacrimal canaliculitis.

Gram-positive rod-shaped anaerobe genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 13971

LMG 16729,ATCC 13682,ATCC 14157,CCUG 4939,CIP 101941,DSM 43307,IFO 14587,IMET 10974,JCM 5830,LMG 19873,PCM 2431,VKM Ac-1449,NBRC 14587,NCTC 12967,CIP 110010

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Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:20:54

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Actinomycetota

Class Actinomycetes

Order Propionibacteriales

Family Propionibacteriaceae

Genus Arachnia

Species Arachnia propionica

Full scientific name Arachnia propionica (Buchanan and Pine 1962) Pine and Georg 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (4)

Propionibacterium propionicum
Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum
"Actinomyces propionicus"
Propionibacterium propionicus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Arachnia propionica** (1)	Type strain
12652	A. propionica Fleischman, DSM 43015, ATCC 29326, WVU 346

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
121965	positive	rod-shaped
125438			93.5
125439			96.4
125439	positive		99.7

Colony morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
10945	BHI/1 MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 216)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: BHI/1 MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 216) Composition: Brain heart infusion 37.0 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Distilled water
42209	MEDIUM 20 - for Anaerobic bacteria		Agar (15.000 g);Glucose (5.000 g);Yeast extract (20.000 g);Tryptone (30.000 g);Cysteine hydrochloride (0.500 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml);Hemin solution -M00149 (25.000 ml)
121965	CIP Medium 66	Medium recipe at CIP
121965	CIP Medium 20	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
10945	positive	growth	37
42209	positive	growth	37
44809	positive	growth	37
67770	positive	growth	37

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
10945	anaerobe
44809	anaerobe
44809	microaerophile
121965	facultative anaerobe
125439	facultative anaerobe	99.7

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
10945	A42.01	A3gamma' LL-Dpm-Gly

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
121965	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	degradation
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	+	degradation
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	-	degradation
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	degradation
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	+	degradation
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	29985 ChEBI	L-glutamate	-	degradation	from API rID32A
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	degradation
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	degradation
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API rID32A
121965	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
121965	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	respiration
121965	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	fermentation	from API rID32A
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	degradation
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
121965	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	degradation
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68380	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API rID32A
68380	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32A
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API rID32A
121965	35581 ChEBI	indole

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68380	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API rID32A

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68380	alanine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.2	from API rID32A
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68380	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32A
68380	alpha-arabinosidase	-	3.2.1.55	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	+	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68380	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68380	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API rID32A
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
121965	amylase	+
68380	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API rID32A
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
121965	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23
68380	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32A
68380	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphate	-		from API rID32A
68382	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68380	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API rID32A
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68380	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32A
121965	caseinase	-	3.4.21.50
121965	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
121965	DNase	-
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
121965	gelatinase	-
68380	glutamate decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.15	from API rID32A
68380	glutamyl-glutamate arylamidase	-		from API rID32A
68380	L-arginine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
121965	lecithinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68380	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
68380	leucyl glycin arylamidase	-	3.4.11.1	from API rID32A
121965	lipase	-
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68380	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32A
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
121965	oxidase	-
68380	phenylalanine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
121965	protease	-
68380	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	from API rID32A
68380	serine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68380	tryptophan deaminase	-	4.1.99.1	from API rID32A
121965	tween esterase	-
68380	tyrosine arylamidase	+		from API rID32A
121965	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68380	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32A
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
121965	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
121965	not determinedn.d.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+/-	+	+/-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+/-

API rID32A

@ref	URE	ADH (Arg)	alpha GAL	beta GAL	beta-Galactosidase 6-phosphatebeta GP	alpha GLU	beta GLU	alpha ARA	beta GUR	beta-N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	MNE	RAF	GDC	alpha FUC	Reduction of nitrateNIT	IND	PAL	L-arginine arylamidaseArgA	ProA	LGA	Phenylalanine arylamidasePheA	Leucine arylamidaseLeuA	PyrA	Tyrosine arylamidaseTyrA	Alanine arylamidaseAlaA	Glycin arylamidaseGlyA	Histidine arylamidaseHisA	Glutamyl-glutamate arylamidaseGGA	Serine arylamidaseSerA
10945	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	-	-	-	+	+/-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+/-	+/-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Infection	#Disease	-
#Host Body-Site	#Organ	#Eye

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
10945	lacrimal canaliculitis
44809	Human lacrimal duct,small concretions	NC,Durham	USA	USA	North America
67770	Lacrimal canaliculitis
121965	Human, Small concretions from human lacrimal duct	Durham	United Kingdom	GBR	Europe

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
10945	2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
121965	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM3705532v1 assembly for Arachnia propionica NBRC 14587	complete	GCA_037055325	1750.432		1750	97.21
66792	52551_C01 assembly for Arachnia propionica NCTC12967	complete	GCA_900637725	1750.7	8064412145	1750	96.1
67770	ASM159232v1 assembly for Arachnia propionica NBRC 14587	contig	GCA_001592325	1218109.3	2731957689	1218109	71.88

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Propionibacterium propionicus 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	AF285117	1447	1750
20218	Propionibacterium propionicus DSM 43307 16S rRNA gene	AJ003058	1506	1750
20218	Propionibacterium propionicus 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM 43307T	AJ315953	1503	1750
20218	Propionibacterium propionicus partial 16S rRNA	X53216	1179	1750
10945	Arachnia propionica strain DSM 43307 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence	NR_114803	1503	1750
67770	Propionibacterium propionicum gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 5830	AB971802	1488	1750

GC content

67770

GC-content (mol%)65

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum strain NCTC12967
PATRIC: 1750.7

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	facultative anaerobe	99.70	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	99.70	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	96.40	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	88.90	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Arachnia propionica NCTC12967
NCBI: GCA_900637725.1

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	88.56	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	75.78	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	73.81	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	71.19	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.80	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	93.50	no

Literature

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Cultivation	Comparison of media in the Anaerobe-Tek and Presumpto plate systems and evaluation of the Anaerobe-Tek system for identification of commonly encountered anaerobes.	Lombard GL, Whaley DN, Dowell VR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.16.6.1066-1072.1982	1982
Phylogeny	Cell wall composition and deoxyribonucleic acid similarities among the anaerobic coryneforms, classical propionibacteria, and strains of Arachnia propionica.	Johnson JL, Cummins CS.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.109.3.1047-1066.1972	1972
Enzymology	Identification of Actinomyces, Arachnia, Bacterionema, Rothia, and Propionibacterium species by defined immunofluorescence.	Holmberg K, Forsum U.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.25.5.834-843.1973	1973
Phylogeny	Rapid method for identification and enumeration of oral Actinomyces.	Marucha PT, Keyes PH, Wittenberger CL, London J.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.21.3.786-791.1978	1978
Phylogeny	Serological studies of Actinomyces israelii by crossed immunoelectrophoresis: taxonomic and diagnostic applications.	Holmberg K, Nord CE, Wadstrom T.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.12.2.398-403.1975	1975
Phylogeny	Peptidoglycan types of bacterial cell walls and their taxonomic implications.	Schleifer KH, Kandler O.	Bacteriol Rev	10.1128/br.36.4.407-477.1972	1972
Genetics	Comparative genomics reveals genetic diversity and differential metabolic potentials of the species of Arachnia and suggests reclassification of Arachnia propionica E10012 (=NBRC_14587) as novel species.	Suresh R, Jayachandiran S, Balu P, Ramasamy D.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-025-04302-6	2025
Phylogeny	Microbial Characteristics of the Extrinsic Black Stain in Primary Dentition.	Bai X, Dong X, Liu J, Wu Q, Zhao W, Li G, Zhang S.	Int Dent J	10.1016/j.identj.2025.103988	2025
Phylogeny	Arachnia propionica (Buchanan and Pine 1962) Pine and Georg 1969 (Approved Lists 1980), Propionibacterium propionicum corrig. (Buchanan and Pine 1962) Charfreitag et al. 1988 and Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum (Buchanan and Pine 1962) Scholz and Kilian 2016 and the nomenclatural consequences of changes in the taxonomy of the genus Propionibacterium.	Tindall BJ.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijsem.0.003442	2019
	Association between root canals and gingival sulci microbiota in secondary and persistent endodontic infections.	Park DH, Tak EJ, Park OJ, Perinpanayagam H, Yoo YJ, Lee HJ, Jeong YS, Lee JY, Kim HS, Bae JW, Kum KY, Han SH.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-025-95522-9	2025
Phylogeny	Isolation and cultivation of candidate phyla radiation Saccharibacteria (TM7) bacteria in coculture with bacterial hosts.	Murugkar PP, Collins AJ, Chen T, Dewhirst FE.	J Oral Microbiol	10.1080/20002297.2020.1814666	2020
	The microbiome alterations of supragingival plaque among adolescents using clear aligners: a metagenomic sequencing analysis.	Wang C, Zhang C, He S, Wang Q, Gao H.	Prog Orthod	10.1186/s40510-024-00547-x	2024
Phylogeny	Bacterial genera in the fluids from apical periodontitis-related radicular cysts: An observational study.	Szaraz D, Bohm J, Cerulova S, Bodokyova L, Danek Z, Machacek C, Borilova Linhartova P.	Int Endod J	10.1111/iej.14220	2025
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Genetics	Reverse Genomics: Design of Universal Epitope Sets to Isolate All Saccharibacteria Members from the Human Oral Cavity.	Ibrahim A, Maatouk M, Raoult D, Bittar F.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10030602	2022
	Discovery and synthesis of leaderless bacteriocins from the Actinomycetota.	Hourigan D, Miceli de Farias F, O'Connor PM, Hill C, Ross RP.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00298-24	2024
Enzymology	Don't Let Its Name Fool You: Relapsing Thoracic Actinomycosis Caused by Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum (Formerly Propionibacterium propionicum).	Suzuki H, Arshava EV, Ford B, Nauseef WM.	Am J Case Rep	10.12659/ajcr.919775	2019
	Influence of orthodontic appliances and nitrate on the oral microbiota.	Reichardt E, Eigenthaler M, Jost-Brinkmann PG, Stellzig-Eisenhauer A, Verna C, Plumeier I, Kahl S, Junca H, Vilchez-Vargas R, Pieper DH.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-025-13496-0	2025
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Enzymology	Pelvic actinomycosis-like disease due to Propionibacterium propionicum after hysteroscopic removal of an intrauterine device.	Wunderink HF, Lashley EE, van Poelgeest MI, Gaarenstroom KN, Claas EC, Kuijper EJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01772-10	2011
Genetics	Identification of microbial agents in tissue specimens of ocular and periocular sarcoidosis using a metagenomics approach.	Shifera AS, Pockrandt C, Rincon N, Ge Y, Lu J, Varabyou A, Jedlicka AE, Sun K, Scott AL, Eberhart C, Thorne JE, Salzberg SL.	F1000Res	10.12688/f1000research.55090.1	2021
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Genetics	Candidate Phyla Radiation, an Underappreciated Division of the Human Microbiome, and Its Impact on Health and Disease.	Naud S, Ibrahim A, Valles C, Maatouk M, Bittar F, Tidjani Alou M, Raoult D.	Clin Microbiol Rev	10.1128/cmr.00140-21	2022
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	Canalicular infection caused by Actinomyces.	Hussain I, Bonshek RE, Loudon K, Armstrong M, Tullo AB.	Eye (Lond)	10.1038/eye.1993.118	1993
Enzymology	[Anaerobic Propionibacterium in opportunistic infections].	Dworniczek E, Mordarska H, Bizuniak I, Smogor W, Szklarz E.	Med Dosw Mikrobiol		1993
Phylogeny	Recent taxonomic changes for anaerobic gram-positive and selected gram-negative organisms.	Summanen P.	Clin Infect Dis	10.1093/clinids/16.supplement_4.s168	1993
Enzymology	Aetiology of an actinomycosis-like abscess in cattle.	el-Sanousi SM, al-Dughyem A, Ramadan RO.	Rev Elev Med Vet Pays Trop		1991
Metabolism	Lipid and wall amino acid composition in the classification and identification of Arachnia propionica.	O'Donnell AG, Minnikin DE, Goodfellow M, Parlett JH, Schofield GM, Schaal KP.	Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A	10.1016/s0176-6724(85)80018-3	1985
Enzymology	Immunocytochemical demonstration of Actinomyces species and Arachnia propionica in periapical infections.	Happonen RP, Soderling E, Viander M, Linko-Kettunen L, Pelliniemi LJ.	J Oral Pathol	10.1111/j.1600-0714.1985.tb00512.x	1985
	Arachnia propionica (Actinomyces propionicus) as an unusual agent in tympanomastoiditis.	Miglets AW, Branson D.	Arch Otolaryngol	10.1001/archotol.1983.00800200056015	1983
	Case report of actinomycosis caused by Arachnia propionica.	Novak A, Brutsch P.	Infection	10.1007/bf01639900	1980
	Comparison of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to Actinomyces and Arachnia species.	Happonen RP, Arstila P, Viander M, Soderling E, Viljanen M.	Scand J Dent Res	10.1111/j.1600-0722.1987.tb01821.x	1987
Enzymology	Actinomyces and the intrauterine contraceptive device: aspects of the fluorescent antibody stain.	Pine L, Curtis EM, Brown JM.	Am J Obstet Gynecol	10.1016/s0002-9378(85)80211-8	1985
	Brain abscess due to Arachnia propionica.	Riley TV, Ott AK.	Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)	10.1136/bmj.282.6269.1035	1981
	Incidence of actinomycetes infection in women using intrauterine contraceptive devices.	Nayar M, Chandra M, Chitraratha K, Kumari Das S, Rai Chowdhary G.	Acta Cytol		1985
	Studies of cervicovaginal smears for the presence of actinomycetes.	Jones JB, Kaplan W, Brown JM, White W.	Mycopathologia	10.1007/bf00437413	1983
Metabolism	Production of menaquinones by intestinal anaerobes.	Ramotar K, Conly JM, Chubb H, Louie TJ.	J Infect Dis	10.1093/infdis/150.2.213	1984
Pathogenicity	Antimicrobial in vitro susceptibility of actinomyces israelii and arachnia propionica.	Holmberg K, Nord CE, Dornbusch K.	Scand J Infect Dis	10.3109/inf.1977.9.issue-1.10	1977
Pathogenicity	Activation of Epstein-Barr virus expression in human lymphoblastoid P3HR-1 and Raji cells with propionic acid and with culture fluids of propionic acid-producing anaerobes.	Kishishita M, Yanase S, Ito Y.	Cancer Lett	10.1016/0304-3835(82)90051-9	1982
	Comparative pathogenicity of Actinomyces species in mice.	Behbehani MJ, Jordan HV.	J Med Microbiol	10.1099/00222615-15-4-465	1982
Enzymology	Actinomyces in the vaginas of women with and without intrauterine contraceptive devices.	Curtis EM, Pine L.	Am J Obstet Gynecol	10.1016/0002-9378(81)90078-8	1981
	Apical growth in facultative Anaerobic actinomycetes as determined by immunofluorescent labeling.	Locci R, Schaal KP.	Zentralbl Bakteriol A	10.1016/s0172-5599(80)80102-7	1980
	Lacrimal canaliculitis due to Arachnia (Actinomyces) propionica.	Seal DV, McGill J, Flanagan D, Purrier B.	Br J Ophthalmol	10.1136/bjo.65.1.10	1981
Phylogeny	A numerical taxonomic study of members of the Actinomycetaceae and related taxa.	Schofield GM, Schaal KP.	J Gen Microbiol	10.1099/00221287-127-2-237	1981
Enzymology	Production of hyaluronidase by propionibacteria from different origins.	Hoffler U.	Zentralbl Bakteriol Orig A		1979
	Summary of Novel Bacterial Isolates Derived from Human Clinical Specimens and Nomenclature Revisions Published in 2018 and 2019.	Munson E, Carroll KC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01309-20	2021
	Actinomycosis: etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and management.	Valour F, Senechal A, Dupieux C, Karsenty J, Lustig S, Breton P, Gleizal A, Boussel L, Laurent F, Braun E, Chidiac C, Ader F, Ferry T.	Infect Drug Resist	10.2147/idr.s39601	2014
Phylogeny	Serological identification of Actinomyces using fluorescent antibody techniques.	Gerencser MA, Slack JM.	J Dent Res	10.1177/002203457605500110011	1976
Phylogeny	Numerical taxonomy and laboratory identification of Actinomyces and Arachnia and some related bacteria.	Holmberg K, Nord CE.	J Gen Microbiol	10.1099/00221287-91-1-17	1975
Enzymology	Demonstration of Actinomyces and Arachnia species in cervicovaginal smears by direct staining with species-specific fluorescent-antibody conjugate.	Pine L, Malcolm GB, Curtis EM, Brown JM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.13.1.15-21.1981	1981
	Importance of Actinomyces and certain gram-negative anaerobic organisms in the transformation of lymphocytes from patients with periodontal disease.	Baker JJ, Chan SP, Socransky SS, Oppenheim JJ, Mergenhagen SE.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.13.5.1363-1368.1976	1976
Phylogeny	[Isolation and comparative analysis of glycolipid fractions in bifidobacteria].	Novik GI, Astapovich NI, Grzegorzewicz A, Gamian A	Mikrobiologiia		2005
Metabolism	Novel bacterial polar lipids containing ether-linked alkyl chains, the structures and biological properties of the four major glycolipids from Propionibacterium propionicum PCM 2431 (ATCC 14157T).	Pasciak M, Holst O, Lindner B, Mordarska H, Gamian A	J Biol Chem	10.1074/jbc.M206013200	2002
Phylogeny	Propioniciclava tarda gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a methanogenic reactor treating waste from cattle farms.	Sugawara Y, Ueki A, Abe K, Kaku N, Watanabe K, Ueki K	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.027482-0	2010

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#10945	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 43307
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
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#44809	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 4939
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68380	Automatically annotated from API rID32A .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#121965	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 101941
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
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