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Species Peptoniphilus methioninivorax
Name: Peptoniphilus methioninivorax Rooney et al. 2011
Etymology: me.thi.o.ni.ni’vo.rax. N.L. fem. n. methionina, methionine; L. adj. vorax, devouring, ravenous, voracious, consuming; N.L. masc. adj. methioninivorax, glycyl l-methionine-consuming
Pronunciation, gender: me-thi-o-ni-NI-wo-raks, masculine
Type strain: DSM 22461; NRRL B-23883
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
GU440754
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Rooney AP, Swezey JL, Pukall R, Schumann P, Spring S. Peptoniphilus methioninivorax sp. nov., a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus isolated from retail ground beef. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1962-1967. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Rooney AP, Swezey JL, Pukall R, Schumann P, Spring S. Peptoniphilus methioninivorax sp. nov., a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus isolated from retail ground beef. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1962-1967. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 789383
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