Name: Peptoniphilus senegalensis Mishra et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.ne.ga.len’sis. N.L. masc. adj. senegalensis, pertaining to Senegal, the country where the specimen in which strain JC140T was obtained

Pronunciation, gender: se-ne-ga-LEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CSUR P154; DSM 25694; JC140

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF824803 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Peptoniphilus senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 7:370-381.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae Citron et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae Citron et al. 2013	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Aujoulat et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae Citron et al. 2013. Publication: Aujoulat F, Mazuet C, Criscuolo A, Popoff MR, Enault C, Diancourt L, Jumas-Bilak E, Lavigne JP, Marchandin H. Peptoniphilus nemausensis sp. nov. A new Gram-positive anaerobic coccus isolated from human clinical samples, an emendated description of the genus Peptoniphilus and an evaluation of the taxonomic status of Peptoniphilus species with not validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126235.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
  • ❗ Peptoniphilus senegalensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Peptoniphilus.
  • 😷 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 a synonym of 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: Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non contiguous-finished genome sequence and description of Peptoniphilus senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 7:370-381.

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Record number: 790691