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Species "Peptostreptococcus foetidus"
Name: "Peptostreptococcus foetidus" (Veillon 1893) Smith 1957
Etymology: foe’ti.dus. L. masc. adj. foetidus, stinking
Pronunciation, gender: FO͡E-ti-dus, masculine
Original publication:
Breed RS, Murray EG, Smith NR. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1957. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Smith) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Breed et al.).
Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Breed RS, Murray EG, Smith NR. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1957.
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Record number: 63571
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