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Species Peptoniphilus pacaensis
Name: Peptoniphilus pacaensis Diop et al. 2025
Etymology: pa.ca.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pacaensis, from the acronym PACA, of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, the region where the type strain was first cultured and characterized [probably better: pacensis]
Pronunciation, gender: … pa-ka-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CSUR P2270; DSM 101839; Kh-D5
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LN998072
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Diop K, Diop A, Michelle C, Richez M, Rathored J, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Description of three new Peptoniphilus species cultured in the vaginal fluid of a woman diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis: Peptoniphilus pacaensis sp. nov., Peptoniphilus raoultii sp. nov., and Peptoniphilus vaginalis sp. nov. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00661. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
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 pacaensis" Diop et al. 2016 homotypic synonym, not validly published "Aedoeadaptatus pacaensis" Malhotra et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CSUR P2271.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.
- 🙆 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:
Diop K, Diop A, Michelle C, Richez M, Rathored J, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Description of three new Peptoniphilus species cultured in the vaginal fluid of a woman diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis: Peptoniphilus pacaensis sp. nov., Peptoniphilus raoultii sp. nov., and Peptoniphilus vaginalis sp. nov. Microbiologyopen 2019; 8:e00661. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 67887
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