Name: Anaerococcus Ezaki et al. 2001

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: An.ae.ro.coc’cus Gr. pref. an-, without; Gr. masc. n. aer, air; M.L. masc. n. coccus, berry, coccus; N.L. masc. n. Anaerococcus, anaerobic coccus

Gender: masculine

Type species: Anaerococcus prevotii (Foubert and Douglas 1948) Ezaki et al. 2001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ezaki T, Kawamura Y, Li N, Li ZY, Zhao L, Shu S. Proposal of the genera Anaerococcus gen. nov., Peptoniphilus gen. nov. and Gallicola gen. nov. for members of the genus Peptostreptococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1521-1528.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1621-1623.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • De Vos et al. (2009) assigned this genus to the order Clostridiales Prévot 1953 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Foubert Jr. EL, Douglas HC. Studies on the anaerobic micrococci. I. Taxonomic considerations. Journal of Bacteriology 1948; 56:25-34.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Peptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Douglas HC. Genus VI. Peptococcus Kluyver and vanNiel 1936. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 474-480.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ezaki T, Yamamoto N, Ninomiya K, Suzuki S, Yabuuchi E. Transfer of Peptococcus indolicus, Peptococcus asaccharolyticus, Peptococcus prevotii, and Peptococcus magnus to the genus Peptostreptococcus and proposal of Peptostreptococcus tetradius sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:683-698.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 13
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 13
Total number of child taxa: 18

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Anaerococcus degeneri corrig. Veloo et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus degenerii (sic) Veloo et al. 2017	misspelling	synonym
    Anaerococcus hydrogenalis (Ezaki et al. 1990) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    "Anaerococcus jeddahensis" Dione et al. 2018	not validly published
    Anaerococcus lactolyticus (Li et al. 1992) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus murdochii Song et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus nagyae Veloo et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus octavius (Murdoch et al. 1997) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus pacaensis Pagnier et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus prevotii (Foubert and Douglas 1948) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus provencensis corrig. Pagnier et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus provenciensis (sic) Pagnier et al. 2017	misspelling	synonym
    Anaerococcus rubeinfantis corrig. Tidjani Alou et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus rubiinfantis (sic) Tidjani Alou et al. 2017	misspelling	synonym
    Anaerococcus senegalensis Lagier et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Anaerococcus tetradius (Ezaki et al. 1983) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    "Anaerococcus urinomassiliensis" Morand et al. 2016	not validly published
    Anaerococcus vaginalis (Li et al. 1992) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Peptoniphilaceae Johnson et al. 2014

Assigned by: Johnson CN, Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Rhoades RE, Lawson PA. Peptoniphilus stercorisuis sp. nov., isolated from a swine manure storage tank and description of Peptoniphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3538-3545.

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