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Species Peptostreptococcus russellii
Name: Peptostreptococcus russellii Whitehead et al. 2011
Etymology: rus.sel’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. russellii, of Russell, named after the American microbiologist James B. Russell for his contributions to rumen microbiology and initial isolation of HAP bacteria
Pronunciation, gender: rus-SEL-li-i, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 58235; DSM 23041; NRRL B-59380; RT-10B
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16S rRNA gene:
AY167952
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Falsen E, Moore E, Lawson PA. Peptostreptococcus russellii sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1875-1879. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2566-2567.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times 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: Peptostreptococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Whitehead TR, Cotta MA, Falsen E, Moore E, Lawson PA. Peptostreptococcus russellii sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1875-1879.
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Record number: 789384
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