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Species Peptoniphilus coxii
Name: Peptoniphilus coxii Citron et al. 2013
Etymology: co’xi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. coxii, of Cox, named after Mike Cox, a contemporary American microbiologist, to honor him for his contributions to anaerobic microbiology
Pronunciation, gender: KO-ksi-i, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2106; CCUG 59622; JCM 16892; RMA 16757
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU938836
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Citron DM, Tyrrell KL, Goldstein EJ. Peptoniphilus coxii sp. nov. and Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae sp. nov. isolated from human clinical infections. Anaerobe 2012; 18:244-248. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Aedoeadaptatus coxii (Citron et al. 2013) Malhotra et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Citron DM, Tyrrell KL, Goldstein EJ. Peptoniphilus coxii sp. nov. and Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae sp. nov. isolated from human clinical infections. Anaerobe 2012; 18:244-248.
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Record number: 790367
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