The Propionibacteriaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria found in dairy products or in the intestinal tracts of animals and living in the pores of humans.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226
Propionibacteriaceae Microlunatus panaciterrae Microlunatus Friedmanniella Naumannella Parenemella Enemella Micropruina Propionicicella Propionicimonas Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia CutibacteriumRaineyella Pikuta et al. 2016 Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020 Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020 Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019 "Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997 Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006 Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016] Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999] Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
PropionibacteriaceaeMicrolunatus panaciterrae Microlunatus Friedmanniella Naumannella Parenemella Enemella Micropruina Propionicicella Propionicimonas Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Microlunatus panaciterrae Microlunatus Friedmanniella
Microlunatus panaciterrae
Microlunatus Friedmanniella
Microlunatus
Friedmanniella
Naumannella Parenemella Enemella Micropruina Propionicicella Propionicimonas Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Naumannella Parenemella Enemella
Naumannella
Parenemella Enemella
Parenemella
Enemella
Micropruina Propionicicella Propionicimonas Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Micropruina Propionicicella Propionicimonas
Micropruina
Propionicicella Propionicimonas
Propionicicella
Propionicimonas
Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Auraticoccus Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella
Auraticoccus
Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014 Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella
Mariniluteicoccus Zhang et al. 2014
Desertihabitans Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella
Desertihabitans
Granulicoccus Propioniferax Raineyella
Granulicoccus
Propioniferax Raineyella
Propioniferax
Raineyella
Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter] Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Propioniciclava [incl. Brevilactibacter]
Luteococcus Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Luteococcus
Aestuariimicrobium Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Aestuariimicrobium
Tessaracoccus Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Tessaracoccus
Brooklawnia Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Brooklawnia
Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~ Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Arachnia rubra Tessaracoccus~
Arachnia rubra
Tessaracoccus~
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium Propionibacterium
Propionimicrobium Vaginimicrobium
Propionimicrobium
Vaginimicrobium
Propionibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum Acidipropionibacterium
Cutibacterium granulosum
Acidipropionibacterium
Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia Cutibacterium
Cutibacterium avidum Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia
Cutibacterium avidum
Cutibacterium equinum Arachnia
Cutibacterium equinum
Arachnia
Cutibacterium
Raineyella Pikuta et al. 2016 Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020 Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020 Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019 "Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997 Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006 Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016] Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999] Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Raineyella Pikuta et al. 2016
Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020 Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020 Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019 "Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997 Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006 Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016] Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999] Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020 Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020 Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019 "Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020 Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020
Parenemella Bernard et al. 2020
Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994 Enemella Bernard et al. 2020
Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007 Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994
Granulicoccus Maszenan et al. 2007
Propioniferax Yokota et al. 1994
Enemella Bernard et al. 2020
Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019 "Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012 Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019
Naumannella Rieser et al. 2012
Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011 Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019
Auraticoccus Alonso-Vega et al. 2011
Desertihabitans Sun et al. 2019
"Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021 Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
"Ca. Avipropionibacterium" Gilroy et al. 2021
Microlunatus_A Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Microlunatus_A
Microlunatus_B Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Microlunatus_B
Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995 Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Microlunatus Nakamura et al. 1995
Microlunatus panaciterrae Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Microlunatus panaciterrae
Friedmanniella Schumann et al. 1997
Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006 Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016] Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999] Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006 Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016]
Propionicicella Bae et al. 2006
Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003 Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016]
Propionicimonas Akasaka et al. 2003
Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000 Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016]
Micropruina Shintani et al. 2000
Propioniciclava Sugawara et al. 2011 [Brevilactibacter Wenning et al. 2020; "Nigerium" Traore et al. 2016]
Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999] Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Arachnia Pine and Georg 1969 [incl. Pseudopropionibacterium Scholz & Kilian 2016; Tessaracoccus Maszenan et al. 1999]
Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994 Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007 Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994
Aestuariimicrobium Jung et al. 2007
Luteococcus Tamura et al. 1994
Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909 Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006 Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909
Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020 Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006
Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002 Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020
Propionimicrobium Stackebrandt et al. 2002
Vaginimicrobium Diop et al. 2020
Brooklawnia Rainey et al. 2006
Propionibacterium Orla-Jensen 1909
Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016 Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Acidipropionibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016
Cutibacterium Scholz and Kilian 2016

Genera incertae sedis:

  • Ammonicoccus Yu et al. 2025
  • "Nigeribacterium" Khare et al. 2021
  • "Pseudenemella" Ren et al. 2026

See also

Further reading

  • Goldschmidt P, Costa Ferreira C, Degorge S, et al. (November 2008). . Br J Ophthalmol. 93 (2): 258–62. doi:. PMID . S2CID .