Name: Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 1983

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Staphylococcus asaccharolyticus" Distaso 1912

Etymology: a.sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cus. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. asaccharolyticus, not digesting sugar

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14963; CCUG 9988; CIP 74.17; DSM 20463; NCTC 11461

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF542228 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ezaki T, Yamamoto N, Ninomiya K, Suzuki S, Yabuuchi E. Transfer of Peptococcus indolicus, Peptococcus asaccharolyticus, Peptococcus prevotii, and Peptococcus magnus to the genus Peptostreptococcus and proposal of Peptostreptococcus tetradius sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:683-698.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 2001

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Schleiferella asaccharolytica" (Distaso 1912) Rajendram et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Staphylococcus asaccharolyticus" Distaso 1912	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Peptococcus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Douglas 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus 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 Peptostreptococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 45 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ezaki T, Yamamoto N, Ninomiya K, Suzuki S, Yabuuchi E. Transfer of Peptococcus indolicus, Peptococcus asaccharolyticus, Peptococcus prevotii, and Peptococcus magnus to the genus Peptostreptococcus and proposal of Peptostreptococcus tetradius sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:683-698.

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Record number: 779379