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Species Peptoniphilus gorbachii
Name: Peptoniphilus gorbachii Song et al. 2010
Etymology: gor.ba’chi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gorbachii, of Gorbach, to honor Sherwood Gorbach, who has contributed so much to our knowledge of anaerobic bacteriology
Pronunciation, gender: gor-BA-khi-i, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1383; CCUG 53341; DSM 21461; JCM 15634; WAL 10418
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ911241
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Song Y, Liu C, Finegold SM. Peptoniphilus gorbachii sp. nov., Peptoniphilus olsenii sp. nov., and Anaerococcus murdochii sp. nov. isolated from clinical specimens of human origin. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:1746-1752. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 134. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1477-1479.
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 = 2. — 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 3 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 species itself.
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🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Song Y, Liu C, Finegold SM. Peptoniphilus gorbachii sp. nov., Peptoniphilus olsenii sp. nov., and Anaerococcus murdochii sp. nov. isolated from clinical specimens of human origin. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:1746-1752. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 787354
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