Name: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pep.to.ni.phil’us N.L. neut. n. peptonum, peptone; Gr. masc. adj. philos, liking, friendly to; N.L. masc. n. Peptoniphilus, friend of peptone, referring to the use of peptone as a major energy source

Type species: Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 2001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Schleiferella" Rajendram et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Peptoniphilaceae Johnson et al. 2014. Publication: 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.
  • 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 "Schleiferella" Rajendram et al. 2001. Publication: Rajendram D, Shah HN, Gharbia SE, Murdoch DA. Reclassification of Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki, Yamamoto, Ninomiya, Suzuki and Yabuuchi 1983 as Schleiferella asaccharolytica comb. nov., Peptostreptococcus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki, Yamamoto, Ninomiya, Suzuki and Yabuuchi 1983 as Schleiferella indolica comb. nov., Peptostreptococcus lacrimalis Li, Hashimoto, Adnan, Miura, Yamamoto and Ezaki 1992 as Schleiferella lacrimalis comb. nov. and Peptostreptococcus harei (Murdoch, Collins, Willems, Hardie, Young and Magee 1997) as Schleiferella harei comb. nov. Anaerobe 2001; 7:93-101.
  • 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: 17
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 17
Total number of child taxa: 21

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus catoniae Patel et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus coxii Citron et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus duerdenii Ulger-Toprak et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus gorbachii Song et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    "Peptoniphilus grossensis" Mishra et al. 2012	not validly published
    Peptoniphilus harei (Murdoch et al. 1997) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus ivorii (Murdoch et al. 1997) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus koenoeneniae Ulger-Toprak et al. 2012	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus lacrimalis (Li et al. 1992) Ezaki et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus lacydonensis Beye et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus methioninivorax Rooney et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
    "Peptoniphilus mikwangii" Cho et al. 2015	not validly published
    "Peptoniphilus obesi" Mishra et al. 2013	not validly published
    Peptoniphilus olsenii Song et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    "Peptoniphilus rhinitidis" Jung et al. 2014	not validly published
    Peptoniphilus senegalensis Mishra et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus stercorisuis Johnson et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus timonensis Mishra et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
    Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae Citron et al. 2013	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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