Name: Peptococcus simiae Shkoporov et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si’mi.ae. L. gen. masc./fem. n. simiae, of a monkey

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 100347; M108; VKM B-2932

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16S rRNA gene: KP322014 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shkoporov AN, Efimov BA, Kondova I, Ouwerling B, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Langermans JA. Peptococcus simiae sp. nov., isolated from rhesus macaque faeces and emended description of the genus Peptococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5187-5191.

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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

Assigned by: Shkoporov AN, Efimov BA, Kondova I, Ouwerling B, Chaplin AV, Shcherbakova VA, Langermans JA. Peptococcus simiae sp. nov., isolated from rhesus macaque faeces and emended description of the genus Peptococcus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5187-5191.

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Record number: 794914