Name: "Peptococcus morbillorum" (Prévot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1972

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Diplococcus morbillorum" Prévot 1933

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. morbillorum, of measles, once considered to be associated with measles

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27824; CCUG 15561; CCUG 18164; CIP 81.10; DSM 20572; JCM 12968; LMG 18985; NCTC 11323; Prevot 2917B; Prévot 2917B; VPI 5424

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LC096237 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Eubacterium. In: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC (eds), Anaerobe Laboratory Manual, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972, p. 39-47.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Gemella morbillorum (Prévot 1933) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Diplococcus morbillorum" Prévot 1933	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Gemella morbillorum (Prévot 1933) Kilpper-Bälz and Schleifer 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Streptococcus morbillorum (Prévot 1933) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 While the authors did not explicitly propose this taxon name, they did not provide a proper citation of the authority of the name either.

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

Assigned by: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Eubacterium. In: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC (eds), Anaerobe Laboratory Manual, Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972, p. 39-47.

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Record number: 19857