Name: Peptococcus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Sorensen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Micrococcus indolicus" Christiansen 1934

Etymology: in.dol’i.cus. N.L. neut. n. indolum, indol; L. masc. adj. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. masc. adj. indolicus, pertaining to indole, referring to the ability of the organism to produce indole

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29427; CCUG 17639; CCUG 46591; DSM 20464; NCTC 11088

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GU993268 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sorensen GH. Peptococcus (S. Micrococcus) indolicus. The demonstration of two varieties of hemolysin forming strains. Acta Vet Scand 1975; 16:218-225.

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: synonym

Correct name: Peptoniphilus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki et al. 2001

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Peptoniphilus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Peptostreptococcus indolicus (Christiansen 1934) Ezaki et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Micrococcus indolicus" Christiansen 1934	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Schleiferella indolica" (Christiansen 1934) Rajendram et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • Peptococcus indolicus is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Peptococcus.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Peptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sorensen GH. Peptococcus (S. Micrococcus) indolicus. The demonstration of two varieties of hemolysin forming strains. Acta Vet Scand 1975; 16:218-225.

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Record number: 779367