Peptoniphilaceae Johnson et al. 2014
General information
Description and emendation
Falls within the order Clostridiales and the delineation of the family is primarily on basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogeny and is supported by morphological, biochemical and chemotaxonomic characteristics. The family includes the genera Anaerococcus, Anaerosphaera, Finegoldia, Gallicola, Helcococcus, Murdochiella, Parvimonas and Peptoniphilus. Cells are Gram-stain-positive, strictly anaerobic cocci and are negative for both motility and spore formation. Carbohydrates are not normally utilized. Peptone and amino acids are metabolized, yielding butyrate, acetate and lactate as major end products. Predominant fatty acids include C16:0, C16:1, C18:0 and C18:1. The cell wall may contain the diamino acids alanine, aspartate, lysine, ornithine or glutamic acid. Isolated from animal and bird faeces or human clinical samples. The DNA G+C content is between 27-35 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M021702011201 | Anaerococcus | Genus | 165779 |
M021702011202 | Anaerosphaera | Genus | 1273095 |
M021702011209 | Citroniella | Genus | |
M021702011203 | Finegoldia | Genus | 150022 |
M021702011204 | Gallicola | Genus | 162290 |
M021702011205 | Helcococcus | Genus | 31983 |
M021702011206 | Murdochiella | Genus | 1161127 |
M021702011207 | Parvimonas | Genus | 543311 |
M021702011208 | Peptoniphilus | Genus | 162289 |