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Species Peptoniphilus stercorisuis
Name: Peptoniphilus stercorisuis Johnson et al. 2014
Etymology: ster.co.ri.su’is. L. neut. n. stercus (gen. stercoris), faeces, manure; L. gen. masc./fem. n. suis, of a pig; N.L. gen. masc./fem. n. stercorisuis, from pig faeces/manure, referring to the isolation of the organism from pig faeces/manure
Pronunciation, gender: … ster-ko-ri-SU-is, masculine
Type strain: DSM 27563; NBRC 109839; SF-S1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF705042
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Johnson CN, Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Rhoades RE, Lawson PA. Peptoniphilus stercorisuis sp. nov., isolated from a swine manure storage tank and description of Peptoniphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3538-3545. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:5-6.
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 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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:
Johnson CN, Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Rhoades RE, Lawson PA. Peptoniphilus stercorisuis sp. nov., isolated from a swine manure storage tank and description of Peptoniphilaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3538-3545. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 792210
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