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Family Peptoclostridiaceae
Name: Peptoclostridiaceae Bello et al. 2024
Etymology: Pep.to.clos.tri.dia.ce’ae. N.L. neut. dim. n. Peptoclostridium, type genus of the family; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Peptoclostridiaceae, family of the genus Peptoclostridium
Type genus: Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016
Valid publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6301.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Filifactoraceae Chuvochina et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧒 Bello et al. (2024) assigned the genus Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016 to this family.
Publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247.
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🛺 The type genus of this family has been placed in the family Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010.
Publication:
Galperin MY, Brover V, Tolstoy I, Yutin N. 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 2016; 66:5506-5513.
- ❗ Peptoclostridiaceae is the correct name instead if this family is regarded as a separate family (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another family whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
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🧒 Bello et al. (2024) assigned the genus Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016 to this family.
Publication:
Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247.
Parent taxon: Eubacteriales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
Gerritsen J, Fuentes S, Grievink W, van Niftrik L, Tindall BJ, Timmerman HM, Rijkers GT, Smidt H. Characterization of Romboutsia ilealis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract of a rat, and proposal for the reclassification of five closely related members of the genus Clostridium into the genera Romboutsia gen. nov., Intestinibacter gen. nov., Terrisporobacter gen. nov. and Asaccharospora gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1600-1616.
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