Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001
General information
Name
Peptoniphilus
Valid publication
2001
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Clostridia.
Clostridiales.
Peptoniphilaceae.
Peptoniphilus
Nomenclature type
Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus
Etymology
N.L. n. <i>peptonum</i>, peptone; N.L. adj. <i>philus</i> -<i>a</i> -<i>um</i> (from Gr. adj. <i>philos</i> -<i>ê</i> -<i>on</i>), friend, loving; N.L. masc. n. <i>Peptoniphilus</i>, friend of peptone, referring to the use of peptone as a major energy source.
Description and emendation
Original Description
expand / minimize
Non-spore-forming, Gram-positive, obligately anaerobic cocci. Cells may occur in pairs, short chains, tetrads or small clusters. Non-motile. The major cellular fatty acid is C18:1. Carbohydrates are not fermented. The major metabolic end-product from peptone yeast extract glucose (PYG) medium is butyric acid. The cell wall diamino acid is ornithine and the interpeptide bridge is D-glutamic acid. The G+C content of DNA of members of this genus is 30-34 mol%.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M021702011208001 | Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus | Species | 1258 |
M021702011208002 | Peptoniphilus catoniae | Species | 1660341 |
M021702011208003 | Peptoniphilus coxii | Species | 755172 |
M021702011208004 | Peptoniphilus duerdenii | Species | 507750 |
M021702011208005 | Peptoniphilus gorbachii | Species | 411567 |
M021702011208006 | Peptoniphilus harei | Species | 54005 |
M021702011208007 | Peptoniphilus indolicus | Species | 33030 |
M021702011208008 | Peptoniphilus ivorii | Species | 54006 |
M021702011208009 | Peptoniphilus koenoeneniae | Species | 507751 |
M021702011208010 | Peptoniphilus lacrimalis | Species | 33031 |
M021702011208011 | Peptoniphilus lacydonensis | Species | 1673725 |
M021702011208012 | Peptoniphilus methioninivorax | Species | 907224 |
M021702011208013 | Peptoniphilus olsenii | Species | 411570 |
M021702011208014 | Peptoniphilus senegalensis | Species | 1465757 |
M021702011208015 | Peptoniphilus stercorisuis | Species | 1436965 |
M021702011208016 | Peptoniphilus timonensis | Species | 1268254 |
M021702011208017 | Peptoniphilus tyrrelliae | Species | 755171 |
References
1
Ezaki, T., Kawamura, Y., Li, N., Li, Z.-Y., Zhao, L., and Shu, S. Proposal of the genera Anaerococcus gen. nov., Peptoniphilus gen. nov. and Gallicola gen. nov. for members of the genus Peptostreptococcus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2001) 51:1521-1528.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1521]
[PMID:11491354]