Name: Peptoniphilus pacaensis Diop et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
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 (Latin), gender: pep-to-NI-phi-lus pa-ka-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CSUR P2270; DSM 101839; Kh-D5
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LN998072
Analyse
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)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Aedoeadaptatus pacaensis" Malhotra et al. 2024 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
| "Peptoniphilus pacaensis" Diop et al. 2016 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
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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