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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Peptoniphilus phoceensis"

Name: "Peptoniphilus phoceensis" Mourembou et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pho.ce.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. phoceensis, from phoceensis (sic), referring to Phocea, the Greek name of the city which founded Marseille, where it was isolated (name of city is Phocaea rather than Phocea)

Pronunciation, gender: pho-ke-EN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P2336; SIT15

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN881605 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Mourembou G, Traore SI, Rathored J, Khelaifia S, Lagier JC, Michelle C, Raoult D, Million M. Isolation of new species "Peptoniphilus phoceensis" from human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 12:52-53.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001

Assigned by: Mourembou G, Traore SI, Rathored J, Khelaifia S, Lagier JC, Michelle C, Raoult D, Million M. Isolation of new species "Peptoniphilus phoceensis" from human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 12:52-53.

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Record number: 3213
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