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Species Peptoniphilus mikwangii
Name: Peptoniphilus mikwangii Cho et al. 2026
Etymology: mi.kwang’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. mikwangii, is named after Mi-Kwang Kim, a Korean microbiologist who isolated the strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mi-KWAN͡G-i-i, masculine
Type strain: CHdc B134; JCM 30223; KCOM 1628; KCTC 15227
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ728812
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Cho E, Park SN, Shin Y, Lim YK, Paek J, Kim HK, Hwang CH, Jo E, Jin D, Chang YH, et al. Peptoniphilus mikwangii sp. nov., isolated from a clinical specimen of human origin. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:260-266. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 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:
Cho E, Park SN, Shin Y, Lim YK, Paek J, Kim HK, Hwang CH, Jo E, Jin D, Chang YH, et al. Peptoniphilus mikwangii sp. nov., isolated from a clinical specimen of human origin. Curr Microbiol 2015; 70:260-266. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 70263
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