Name: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. ind. v. peptô, cook, digest; N.L. masc. n. Streptococcus, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Peptostreptococcus, the digesting streptococcus

Gender: masculine (stem: Peptostreptococc-)

Type species: Peptostreptococcus anaerobius (Natvig 1905) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Emendations:
  • Ezaki et al. 1983 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.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 5 new species in the genus.
  • Ezaki et al. 2001 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. 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.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 12 species from the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010. Publication: Ezaki T. Family VII. Peptostreptococcaceae fam. 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. 1008.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Peptostreptococcales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the tribe Streptococceae Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Smith LDS. Genus V. Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel, 1936,. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 533-541.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
  • 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the order Peptostreptococcales Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
  • 🧕 Rogosa (1971) assigned this genus to the family Peptococcaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rogosa M. Peptococcaceae, a New Family To Include the Gram-Positive, Anaerobic Cocci of the Genera Peptococcus, Peptostreptococcus, and Ruminococcus. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:234-237.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Natvig H. Bakteriologische Verhältnisse in Weiblichen Genitalsekreten. Archiv für Gynäkologie (Berlin) 1905; 76:701-858.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Pcpcoszreptococcus"; "Pcptostrcptococcus"; "Pcptostreptococcus"; "Pcptostrepzococcus"; "Pepfosfrepfococcus"; "Pepfoslreptococcus"; "Pepfostreptococcus"; "Peplostreptococcus"; "Pepstreptococcus"; "Peptastrcptococcus"; "Peptoctrcptococcus"; "Peptosfrepfococcus"; "Peptosfreptococcus"; "Peptosreptococcus"; "Peptostraptococcus"; "Peptostrcptocaccus"; "Peptostrepcococcus"; "Peptostrepfococcus"; "Peptostreptoccoccus"; "Peptostreptoccocus"; "Peptostreptoccus"; "Peptostreptococcuis"; "Peptostreptococcxis"; "Peptostreptococeus"; "Peptostreptococus"; "Peptostreptocoecus"; "Peptostreptocuccza"; "Peptostreptoeoccus"; "Peptostreptoeoceus"; "Peptostretococcus"; "Peptustreptococcus"; "Pepwsmaptococcus"; "Pepwstreptococcus"; "Pepzostreptococcus"; "Pepzoszreptococcus"; "Petpostreptococcus".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 23; CCUG: 21; ATCC: 17; JCM: 14; CIP: 12; NCTC: 11; NRRL: 1; CECT: 1; CCM: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "PSCO" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 7
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 24
Total number of child taxa: 28

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Peptostreptococcus anaerobius (Natvig 1905) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus barnesae Schiefer-Ullrich and Andreesen 1986	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus canis Lawson et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Peptostreptococcus elsdenii" Gutierrez et al. 1959	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym (and no standing)
    Peptostreptococcus equinus Jung et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptostreptococcus faecalis Mekhalif et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Peptostreptococcus glycinophilus" Dietrichs and Andreesen 1990	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Peptostreptococcus harei Murdoch et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus heliotrinreducens (Lanigan 1983) Ezaki and Yabuuchi 1986	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus hydrogenalis Ezaki et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus ivorii Murdoch et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus lacrimalis Li et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus lactolyticus Li et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus magnus (Prévot 1933) Ezaki et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Peptostreptococcus massiliae" Drancourt et al. 2004	inaccurate spelling	misspelling (and no standing)
    "Candidatus Peptostreptococcus massiliensis" corrig. Drancourt et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Peptostreptococcus micros (Prévot 1933) Smith 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus octavius Murdoch et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus parvulus (Weinberg et al. 1937) Smith 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus porci Wylensek et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptostreptococcus prevotii (Foubert and Douglas 1948) Ezaki et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus productus (Prévot 1941) Smith 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus russellii Whitehead et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptostreptococcus stomatis Downes and Wade 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Peptostreptococcus tetradius (ex Choukévitch 1911) Ezaki et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Peptostreptococcus vaginalis Li et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010

Assigned by: Ezaki T. Family VII. Peptostreptococcaceae fam. 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. 1008.

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