Peptoclostridium is a genus in family of Peptostreptococcaceae.
| Peptoclostridium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Peptostreptococcaceae |
| Genus: | Peptoclostridium Galperin et al. 2016[1] |
| Type species | |
| Peptacetobacter hominis [1] | |
| Species | |
Before assigned to the genus as currently defined, the name was previously proposed in 2013 as a novel genus hosting C. difficile as Peptoclostridium difficile, before that species was validly moved to the related genus Clostridioides in 2016.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Page Genus: Peptoclostridium on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ Page Species: "Peptoclostridium difficile" on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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