Name: Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016
Etymology: Pep.to.clos.tri’di.um. Gr. ind. v. peptô, digest; N.L. neut. dim. n. Clostridium, a bacterial genus name; from Gr. masc. n. klôstêr, a spindle; N.L. neut. dim. n. Peptoclostridium, the digesting clostridium
Gender: neuter (stem: Peptoclostridi-)
Type species: Peptoclostridium litorale (Fendrich et al. 1991) Galperin et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid 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.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Peptoclostridium acidaminophilum (Zindel et al. 1989) Galperin et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Peptoclostridium litorale (Fendrich et al. 1991) Galperin et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010
Assigned by:
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.
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