Genus Peptoclostridium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Peptoclostridium litorale Galperin et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. v. peptô, digest; N.L. neut. dim. n. Clostridium, a bacterial genus name (from Gr. n. klôstêr, a spindle); N.L. neut. dim. n. Peptoclostridium, the digesting clostridium.
Valid publication: GALPERIN, M. Y., BROVER, V., TOLSTOY, I. and YUTIN, N. 2016. Phylogenomic analysis of the family Peptostreptococcaceae (Clostridium cluster XI) and proposal for reclassification of Clostridium litorale (Fendrich et al. 1991) and Eubacterium acidaminophilum (Zindel et al. 1989) as Peptoclostridium litorale gen. nov. comb. nov. and Peptoclostridium acidaminophilum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5506-5513.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Peptoclostridium acidaminophilum Galperin et al. 2016, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) al-2=ATCC 49065=DSM 3953.
Sequence accession no. (complete genome) for the type strain: CP007452.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: CP007452.
Basonym: ¤ Eubacterium acidaminophilum Zindel et al. 1989.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. acidaminophilum, loving amino acids.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: GALPERIN, M. Y., BROVER, V., TOLSTOY, I. and YUTIN, N. 2016. Phylogenomic analysis of the family Peptostreptococcaceae (Clostridium cluster XI) and proposal for reclassification of Clostridium litorale (Fendrich et al. 1991) and Eubacterium acidaminophilum (Zindel et al. 1989) as Peptoclostridium litorale gen. nov. comb. nov. and Peptoclostridium acidaminophilum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5506-5513.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Peptoclostridium litorale Galperin et al. 2016, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W6=ATCC 49638=DSM 5388.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X77845.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: JJMM01000000.
Basonym: ¤ Clostridium litorale Fendrich et al. 1991.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. litorale, coastal, referring to the source of the organism.
Source: Laboratory.
Valid publication: GALPERIN, M. Y., BROVER, V., TOLSTOY, I. and YUTIN, N. 2016. Phylogenomic analysis of the family Peptostreptococcaceae (Clostridium cluster XI) and proposal for reclassification of Clostridium litorale (Fendrich et al. 1991) and Eubacterium acidaminophilum (Zindel et al. 1989) as Peptoclostridium litorale gen. nov. comb. nov. and Peptoclostridium acidaminophilum comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5506-5513.
Original article in IJSEM Online