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Species Peptoniphilus faecalis
Name: Peptoniphilus faecalis Ryu et al. 2021
Etymology: fae.ca’lis. N.L. masc. adj. faecalis, derived from faeces
Pronunciation, gender: fa͡e-KA-lis, masculine
Type strain: AGMB00490; KCTC 15944; NBRC 114159
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT396160
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ryu SW, Kim JS, Oh BS, Yu SY, Lee JS, Park SH, Kang SW, Lee J, Lee MK, Rhee MS, et al. Peptoniphilus faecalis sp. nov., isolated from swine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4836. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4956.
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 Peptoniphilus porci Wylensek et al. 2021 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Malhotra et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Peptoniphilus porci Wylensek et al. 2021.
Publication:
Malhotra M, Bello S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on clarifying the evolutionary relationships among Peptoniphilus species. Identification of several Genus-Level clades of Peptoniphilus species and transfer of some Peptoniphilus species to the genus Aedoeadaptatus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126499.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 genus.
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⏰ According to Malhotra et al. (2024), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Peptoniphilus porci Wylensek et al. 2021.
Publication:
Malhotra M, Bello S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on clarifying the evolutionary relationships among Peptoniphilus species. Identification of several Genus-Level clades of Peptoniphilus species and transfer of some Peptoniphilus species to the genus Aedoeadaptatus. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126499.
Parent taxon: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Ryu SW, Kim JS, Oh BS, Yu SY, Lee JS, Park SH, Kang SW, Lee J, Lee MK, Rhee MS, et al. Peptoniphilus faecalis sp. nov., isolated from swine faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4836.
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Record number: 8973
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